This is 100% Syrah from France. Garnet in color, ruby at the rim, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has some boysenberries and smoke. Medium bodied with light tannins. On the palate, cranberries, black cherries and some char. Moderate finish. This is a nice wine although I would have a hard time guessing Syrah if tasting blind. It drinks easy and price right. Drink over the next few years. It would work well with Indian food.
This was the first vintage of this wine as it replaced the La Petit Chapelle bottling. It seems to be a bottling made for more immediate drinking than the La Chapelle bottling. It is a very classic Hermitage nevertheless and at age 8, this seems to be just settling in. Purple in color with ruby hues, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, black olives, and smoked herbs. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, black raspberries with a slight floral (violet?) note and smoke. Great acidity. Long finish. This is drinking well and should easily go another ten years. Ni
This was brought to a dinner party by a friend who reps the wine. It was the first time trying this winery, but of course 2015 is such a great vintage in the Northern Rhone that my expectations were high. Indeed, this wine delivers. It is an old school styled wine that really has a lot going on. It retails for around $25 which is a nice value. Purple in color, a bit flat in appearance. The nose is great but there is some funk/barnyard (if that bothers you). Also some plums, a bit of spice and black pepper. On the palate, this has light tannins. Good acidity. Black raspberries and
This is made from 100% Syrah in the Northern Rhone. Purple in color with a ruby rim, opaque and bright. The nose is nice if a bit reticent at first. Boysenberries with slight sandalwood and a bit of floral qualities and char. Full bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, this is understated but quite good. Boysenberries with some char and spice. Deep. Good balance. Long finish. This is nice on its own and better with hearty food. It went well with Roasted Peppers and Root Vegetables. Drink over the next eight to twelve years.
This is a vintage that does drink well at such a young age. Inky purple, ruby at the rim, opaque and bright. The nose has boysenberries, black cherries, roasted herbs, and black pepper. Medium bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, clay, black raspberries, slight floral quality and spices. This has some depth but it unwinds in the glass. Delicious. It will mature and may improve but it is drinking well now. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. This would work great, of course, with Cassoulet, but it will also work well Indian food.
This is in a great place right now. It has started to shed some of its oak coat and the fruit is coming thru. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has boysenberries, spice, slight lumber, black pepper and roasted herbs. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Nice texture. On the palate, boysenberries, vanilla, spice, black pepper and roasted herbs. Long finish. This could use a few more years but should drink well for another ten to fifteen. Right now it could use some fatty food to match it with.
