Spanish Grenache: Pretty good!

I discovered Spanish Grenache wine (granacha) sometime before the holidays. My first one was the Bodegas Zabrin Atteca 2005 old vines. I would characterize it as a "new world" style wine with loads of upfront fruit. Very intense flavors of cherry, blackberry, and I found a light note of toffee. I think Robert Parker gave it a 90 score, so the stuff flew off the shelves. I managed to score about 5 bottles. I have seen the 2006 around 15 bucks, which is a good buy.

While looking for it, I saw the Las Rocas 2005, which is cheaper than the Atteca, and pretty close to it in my opinion. The bonus being that it is pretty readily available. I had some tonight with grilled steak tips and vegetables, and it worked very good.

Notice a trend? it's like I'm behind the ball on these things! I guess it is because I tend to know what I like, and I stick to it for as long as I can. I'm trying to venture outside of the comfort box, and it's bringing me to these little discoveries.