Black fruit nose. Translucent purple with a wide redish rim. Earthy, mushroom, and licorice at open with a flash of dark stewy cranberry sauce. Nice long finish after 2 hour decant with wood/cedar and a smooth smoke. Med plus acidity and faint tannin which tbh there could’ve had more of a punch. That and a thinner/lighter body for a CDR also knocks it down just slightly for me. Nice little surprise at my in-laws.
Black fruit nose. Translucent purple with a wide redish rim. Earthy, mushroom, and licorice at open with a flash of dark stewy cranberry sauce. Nice long finish after 2 hour decant with wood/cedar and a smooth smoke. Med plus acidity and faint tannin which tbh there could’ve had more of a punch. That and a thinner/lighter body for a CDR also knocks it down just slightly for me. Nice little surprise at my in-laws.
Jun 30th, 2019
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
