2018
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Agly Valley, Roussillon
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| Dry red - aged 10 months in oak barrels |
100% Carignan
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14.0%
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Fillet of beef, game, casseroles, cheese
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Still good
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Now to 2028
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| Clear, bright cherry/blood red. Smoky, meaty and spicy on the nose, with background notes of raspberry liqueur, new leather, garrigue herbs, damp earth and a definite whiff of the sea - really very complex and sexy. Initially, there's quite a warm feel to it, which is part of its charm. It's a big, powerful winter warmer of a wine, with bags of spicy raspberry, black cherry and bramble fruit flavours and a herby, spicy savouriness, with ripe, velvety tannins, again a real maritime mineral tang, and ample underlying acidity. It finishes long, spicy and warm - and really does grow on you! A big, bold and delicious wine, which is approachable now, but will age and evolve for a good few years yet. |
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