Classic modern Rhône, dominated by Grenache and Syrah and dusted with Carignan, Cinsault, and Mourvèdre. The vineyards are around 300m, on gravelly soils dotted with pebbles and limestone. One third of this sees time in used wood for 6 months. Ripe and fleshy raspberry, black cherry and mulberry are punctuated with waves of tar, resinous dried raspberry, new leather and ample black pepper. Tannins are grippy but cushy, housing the ripe fruit to a clipped, warm finish.
If you choose your wines by the seasons like your wardrobe, then here’s a great winter wine. Deep ruby in colour, it has a spicy blackberry and white pepper bouquet; medium-bodied, dry and firmly structured, it expresses sweet, ripe, red berry fruit. It marries well with red meat dishes, especially beef stew.
Lively scents of spicy red cherry are accented with a pinch of dried savoury. Succulent bitter cherry flavour is backed by light tannic grip, food-friendly acidity and a splash of black chocolate. Classic Beaujolais to quaff with relish.
Clear medium-deep garnet. Herbal nose from the Cabernet Franc, but one can also scent plums and light molasses. Tasty but simple flavours of raspberry and cherry. Drink now.
Bright ruby. Red berries (mostly raspberry and cherry) with spicy notes. Medium body, supple texture supported by mellow tannins and balanced acidity. Easy to drink, fruity and quite fresh. No need to wait.
Deep ruby. Inviting nose of blackberries with light earthy notes. Velvety at first, the grainy tannins take over in the full bodied mid-palate leading to a dry finish of good length. Drink within 2 to 3 years.
Dense purple in colour, the nose is a cornucopia of blackcurrant, plum and cherry aromas. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with cedary, black fruit flavours with notes of smoked meat and dark chocolate. This wine cries out for pepper steak.