Tres Picos, Grenache, 2004
Tres Picos, Garnacha, D.O. Campo de Borja, Spain, 2004, $9.99. Find this wine
Like rivals the Capulets and the Montagues, Grenache and Tempranillo have been duking it out, in this case, for red grape domination in Spain. With an old-vine Grenache value like this, it would be shocking if the Tempranillos didn’t just lay down their swords. From the obscure Campo de Borja region comes this beauty with notes of red berries and earthiness. I included it in a recent tasting with wines three times the price and it had no problem keeping up. The heavy glass bottle makes for a nice presentation–rate this one a great gift wine! Importer: Jorge Ordonez, Dedham, MA.
While I posted this review in my regular space for value vino a couple of days ago, I just came across this interview of the 46 year-old importer, Jorge Ordonez. I thought it would be of interest for those who have enjoyed his wines and for those who are following The Real Wine World to see a profile of another, more established, importer.
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On December 19th, 2005 at 5:41 pm ,jens at cincinnati wine wrote:
I have not tatsted the 2004 but have enjoyed the 2003. In Ohio it is $14 so it is not as compelling as a “great” value but very good. As to Grenache versus Tempranillo, I give Tempranillo a nod but I like big bad wines.
jens at cincinnati bodega de vino
On December 19th, 2005 at 8:31 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Hey Jens –
What do you think accounts for that price spread? Jorge Ordonez probably sells a case to distributors in Ohio and NY for the same price–does the retailer in Ohio mark up more? The distributor? Or both?
Have fun at the Cinci Bengal Bodega
On December 19th, 2005 at 11:30 pm ,jens at cincinnati wine wrote:
The difference is that the distributor HAS to mark it up 33%, and the retailer HAS to mark it up 50%. We can’t discount it back down unless we close it out.
jens cincinnati wine discount (NOT)
On December 20th, 2005 at 6:41 am ,Terence Hughes wrote:
Where did you get this delicious wine for 9.99? I bought some at Union Square Wines for considerably more–like Jens’ price.
On December 20th, 2005 at 8:02 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Jens –
Interesting. Certainly there are PLENTY of NY retailers who work on a full 50% markup (or even more sometimes!!) but fortunately there are some who mark-up less…Maybe you should be the Cincinnati Wine Closeout Center and undercut all your competitors?
Cheers,
-Tyler
On December 20th, 2005 at 8:05 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Terry –
I got it in October (?) at Astor Wines when they had a one day sale on Spanish wines. So my price was actually $9.40 or something. But I clicked on the wine-searcher link and found it currently available in NYC for as low as $9 from a store with free delivery (with minimum order) so it pays to shop around!
Cheers,
Tyler
On December 21st, 2005 at 1:43 am ,Teri in Minneapolis wrote:
Dr. Vino, Tres Picos is regretably also selling for $14 at my neighborhood wine shop in Uptown (Minneapolis), so I was stunned to see that it’s retailing for as low as $10 in some places. This shop is usually pretty good on price, better than the prestige retailer in the city, Surdyk’s.