A burst of fresh red berryfruits, juicy blackberry and cherry with floral aromas on a silky texture.
Aromas of black pepper, plum, herbs and crushed berries lead to a rich, roundly textured wine with bold, lush fruit lifted by fresh acidity. Grapes: Grenache.
80% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 5%, Mourvèdre and 5% Carignan Les Crus Faugères is the only cooperative in this appellation, managing 2,223 acres.
Steeped plum and cherry compote notes are the main marker here, though chestnut, sweet bay, singed alder and tobacco flavors all make their presence known.
Domaine de Beaurenard - Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 (750ml) available at The Wine and Cheese Place in St Louis, MO
A pretty complex nose of cherries, berries, dried herbs, cola and baking spices. It's medium-bodied with finely grained tannins. Round and juicy with.
E. Guigal - Côtes du Rhône 2018 (750ml) available at The Wine and Cheese Place in St Louis, Mo
Melted licorice, plum sauce, cherry purée and black tea notes all meld into a silky, suave and seamlessly-textured wine that leaves a subtle echo.
"This is dense and dark, with lots of currant and fig paste flavors that have melded with licorice root, singed apple wood and warm earth notes, followed.
Wine Advocate: 93 points An opulent, rich vintage of this cuvée, the 2019 Cote Rotie Ampodium still offers up nicely detailed, intricate floral notes.
Syrah 50%, Grenache 30%, Mourvèdre 10%, Marselan 10% Tasting Notes: Château Virgile is a lush and concentrated example of a Costières.
Black cherries, blackberries and garrigue all appear on the nose of the dense, concentrated 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes. Yes, the wine boasts.
The stunning 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale comes from old vines in two sandy parcels-one in Pied Long and one in la Crau. Exotic aromas.
Up in the top handful of wines in the vintage (which should come as no surprise to anyone who follows this estate), the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles.
A bit floral on the nose, with grapey notes and hints of meat and mocha, the 2017 Lilac Wine delivers ripe, dark fruit flavors. A blend of 45% Syrah, 30%.
Gently mulled loganberry, plum and black currant fruit flavors form the core, with dark tea, tobacco and alder notes filling in on the finish and echoing.
A deep, quite herbal expression, with liquorice and crushed blueberries to the cassis fruit. Full-bodied, powerfully fruited, dense and deep. Really mouthcoating,.
Very focused, with a lovely beam of lightly steeped red currant, bitter cherry and plum fruit flavors that glides atop singed cedar, black tea and dried.
65% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah Cases de Pene is a tiny village in the Roussillon region of Southern France, just 30 miles north.
Tablas Creek - Patelin de Tablas Paso Robles Blanc 2022 (750ml) available at The Wine and Cheese Place in St Louis, MO
This impressive offering is from the French estate of noted wine importer Dan Kravitz, who took the plunge into winemaking with the purchase of 13.5 acres.
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