A very interesting wine and a good value. Very chameleon-like, changing dramatically as it aired out.
Dark black ruby. Closed at first, but with air and poured through a Vinturi, it developed a gorgeous nose of cinnamon-scented, warm, moist, intensely minerally gravel, along with very nice blackberry and plum fruit. Very soft and mouthfilling, yet with a certain weightless character. Medium-bodied, nicely balanced, with lost of ripe berry fruit and spiced sandstone in the finish.
(The next day, it was still very good, but had developed an incredibly intense dried herbal streak, and with some noticeable green bell pepper flavors in the mouth.)
89. Was about $12 at Central Market. Imported by Virtuoso Selections, Austin.
Note: There is some debate whether Refosco is the same grape known as Mondeuse in the Savoie region of France.
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