Community Tasting Note

al80813@gmail.com wrote:

Friday, January 19, 2024 - 85% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre. Dark, dark red in the glass, long legs. Quite hot on the nose when directly opened. Some agitation in glass reveals dark fruits and pepper on the nose. As it breathed I felt the nose refined towards blackberry/blueberry and general bramble fruit as another user mentioned. On the palate it’s definitely got garrigue, especially rosemary. Pepper too. With more air, it gets closer to what the nose gave, although admittedly more giving and plush dark fruits than the nose. Some anise too. Not as hot as the nose would imply, alcohol is very well integrated for 15.5%. Tannins are very light and fine grained. Acidity is pleasant. Nice southern Rhône, I’m not qualified to suggest drinking windows but I think this could get better with a few years in the cellar. Good pairing with American-Italian bolognese. I increasingly think Rhone blends are a do-it-all cellar defender red.

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