Community Tasting Note

• Tony Molester wrote:

  July 13, 2019 - Single piece cork, no seepage.
  Decanted for 120min.
  Dark crimson, purple inflections.
  
  I read a lot about this cuvee and i generally seek out carignan based wines from the south of france whenever available, as a change of pace from the grenache or syrah based wines in neighbouring regions.
  
  I also read the TNs on CT which were less than flattering. I generally agree this wine isn’t scaling the heights of its potential. It's got some slight sweetness and a bit of oak on the nose, and also a slight pyrazine (capsicum) aroma that was off putting. I didn’t find the wine unbalanced on the palate, but it was somewhat muted and boring to sip through.
  
  The wine was decanted 2 h prior and tasted over another 2h. Not much change, nor excitement. Overall well rounded palate, without any major flaw, but anonymous.
  
  I was expecting more personality from this wine, disappointing.
  Mrs Browne concurred.
  
  Approximate blend:
  50% carignan
  25% grenache
  15% syrah
  10% mourvedre
  
  Drink or hold, no upside expected.
  14% abv

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