France
Rhone, North
$17ish
Poundability: 3/5
Value: 3/5
Overall: 3/5
Medium purple color, translucent at edge, medium/light body.
Mild spices - light peppery - not the super white pepper overload that some northern Rhones can take on. Notes of leather, red plums, earthiness and blackberries. "Tastes like a nutragrain berry bar" said my drankin' patna' after first taste. Not really in my taste profile so cannot confirm nor deny but definitely get a lot of dark black berry flavors.
Great tannin, classic northern Rhone in that regard. Very acidic but just balanced enough to not be a major negative. Long finish, easily 45 seconds, with decent complexity. Alcohol is very present (12.5%), not a distractor but a factor.
No faults really at all, slightly different then most northern Rhones I've tried. Much better as a food wine; I think it would pair well with red meat. Wish it were sightly less acidic, but at $17 still pretty damn good. All in all would revisit, but not for more duckets.
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