This is a serious, intense wine. A little on the rustic side, but tons of flavor and a very good value. It's a blend, mostly of Carignane and Grenache.Deep dark ruby-violet color. Low-toned intense aromas of cracked stones, almost overwhelming the scents of blackberry and cassis. Mouthfillingly rich, but bone dry, this wine assaults the palate with clingy, intensely rocky/minerally-tinged flavors of scorched earth and blackberry skins. Loads of tannin. This will be a dynamite wine to have with beef stews in the cold months to come. And it will be softer and better in a couple of years. B+(+). Was $14.99 from WTSO.com. Imported by Serge Dore Selections, which clearly has some sort of business deal with WTSO.com. since that company's wines seem to constitute the majority of French wines offered on the site. Which doesn't really matter, however, since Dore's wines are consistently good.
(Sorry, 2008 depicted)
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