Tasting Notes for Domaine Sainte-Anne Red Blend 2010

Tasting Notes:

Red lush blend from 30-50 year-old vines. Grenache 60%, Syrah 30%, Mourvèdre 10%. Ease y-peasey, nothing harsh, fresh, fruitful, e vivacious with intensity yet still accessible and soft with much to age potential from strength. Fresh yeasty bread nose. Tastes pomegranate, toasted soft fig, plum-raisin, cedar & leather balm, black fruits acid balance across the palette, full mouthfeel, easy white pepper Arugula like finish -nothing harsh, yet nice layering of multitudinous flavor profiles, Si?.

I would serve this wine for:

Pre~dinner confab with politico nabobs strategeri.

I shared this wine with:

Rhonè series tasting.

The nose on this wine reminds me of:

Fresh bread.

This wine would pair well with the following foods:

Subjective; me I avoid screwing with vintners art by adding proteins.

I think this wine is priced:

I'm judge of commerce who cares neither price nor name.

Wine Rating:

NV Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Cuvée Sainte Anne, France, Wine Review

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$42.00USD

This is a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It is 50% from 2013, and 50% from 2014 and 2015. It was disgorged on 12/2017. Silvery gold in color. The nose is interesting with toast, pear, slight dried floral notes but also this interesting chocolate quality. It took some time to open on the palate and continued to improve all evening. Notes of pears with good acidity. A slightly oily texture. A bit clipped initially on the finish, that worked itself out with air. This needs some time to develop. It certainly should improve with a couple of years of good cellaring. Then, it

2015 Domaine Anne Gros Echezeaux Les Loachausses, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2015

Score:

Grade:

Light ruby in color. The nose is great but a bit tighter than the Clos Vougeot. Cherries, and some rhubarb and cranberries. Also some cedar. On the palate, this is medium bodied with nice cherry and cranberry fruit. There are slight tannins. Lots of depth. This continued to improve in the glass but really needs more cellar time. It has good acidity. Long finish. A lovely wine proving why the better wines from Echezeaux justify its Grand Cru status.

2015 Domaine Anne Gros Clos Vougeot Le Grand Maupertui, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2015

Score:

Grade:

Ruby in color. Gorgeous nose. Surprisingly accessible. Cherries, black cherries, floral notes and slight baking spices. Complex. On the palate, this is very pretty. Elegant. A soft texture but yet firm. Cherries and black cherries. Just a touch of earth and spice. Long finish. Great balance. While this is sure to improve for twenty years, it is superb right now. This is an expensive wine in anybody's book, but given the state of Burgundy, this is a great wine that will justify its price (relatively speaking). Lots of upside here.

2013 Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot La 50/50, France, Languedoc

Vintage:

2013

Score:

Grade:

A-

This is a joint project from two successful winemakers from other parts of France. It is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Carignane according to the web site. This was really good and for $9 a screaming value. It is a fruity wine and drinking quite well right now. Perfect for this summers BBQ's and parties. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose is slightly earthy with black raspberries and a slight pine note which was enjoyable. On the palate, this has firm tannins. Black raspberries and black licorice underneath. Bright fruit. There is even some upside with this wine over the

2020 Domaine Bousquet Ameri Red Blend, Argentina, Mendoza, Uco Valley, Wine Review

Vintage:

2020

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$37.00USD

This is a blend of 60% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, and 10% Merlot grown at 4,125 feet at the certified Organic Estate vineyard of Domaine Bousquet. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is ripe with plums, black cherries, raisins, spice and char.

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