It’s a wine like this one which makes the enjoyment
of wine so interesting. This wine is 100% Grenache from old vines (over 70
years old), maturation taking place in a combination of French and American oak
barrels for 8-10 months with alcohol coming in at 14%.
Lovely aromatics in this Grenache with aromas of
raspberry, plum, cranberry, spicy, licorice, vanilla, light cedar and herbal
notes. On the mouthfeel, medium bodied, dry, spicy with slightly tart flavours
of red fruit, bright acidity and light dusty tannins. Medium length on the
finish, very edgy and intense with sour edge flavours of cherry and plum,
spices and light herbal note lingering. My favourite element of this wine is
its aromatics; the mouthfeel is a little tart. Slightly chilled, highlights the
sweeter character of the Grenache and tames the sour flavours, but I still find
this wine to be very interesting. Not all wines need to be sweet to be
enjoyable, this wine is more like a spicy Pinot Noir then it is an old vines
Grenache. Now, this is not a wine for
everyone but definitely makes for an interesting conversation piece over
dinner. Overall, I quite enjoyed this wine, score 88 points.
Purchased November 10, 2012 LCBO New Release
(291997) at $18.95
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