Bitch Grenache is sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines from the Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa. With the price of Cotes du Rhone soaring due to the weak dollar I am hard pressed to think of a better value in full-flavored Grenache. The 2006 Bitch Grenache received no oak treatment. Medium ruby-colored it presents an alluring bouquet of earth smoke rhubarb cherry and strawberry. Supple sweet and tasty this wine totally over-delivers for its humble price and is an exceptional value.R Wines is a new company founded by importer and marketing genius Dan Philips along with co-owner renowned winemaker Chris Ringland. Winemakers for R Wines are Chris Ringland Lisa Wetherell Andrew Hercock and John Hughes. It encompasses four familiar labels Marquis Philips 3 Rings Roogle and Bitch along with 13 others created especially for R Wines. Needless to say the packaging of these wines is amazingly creative but more importantly what is in the bottle consistently over-delivers from low-end to high-end.