Majoli Ruche

Every once in a while I get a craving for a Ruche, so I’m lucky I had this one in the cellar, because they’re hard to find. This is really nice in a relatively lighter style. Nose leaps out of the glass with crunchy, pungent dark berry, a purple floral note, and bit of pink grapefruit rind. There a unique rock dust note too. Fluid in texture and lighter in style, the cleansing grapefruit rind notes predominate on the palate. A nice lightly bitter note on the clingy finish.

at the top of the compendium of lighter, fragrant, undeniably drinkworthy italian reds; lifted floral notes, snappy red berries.

Holy moly. Best ruche I've ever had. And I've had three.

Quaffable

2014 Vintage. Delicious with Bucatini Amatriciana

2013

Lavender cranberries and plum with a bright acidity

Tasty for such a young wine.

Very nice, medium bodied, very well balanced. Lavenderb on the nose with a hint of spice. First taste gives me soft leather. Blackberries. Nice long finish with oak and leather and maybe a little clove. Delicious.

totally heart this grape but this isn't doing it for me--a bit blowsy and flabby and lazy. Better on night two, but still not-great.