Variety: Blend (Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre)
Region: Corbieres
Country: France
Year: 2010
Price: $4.95
Vintage Cellar's Notes: Superb dark garnet color with a few reflections of dark orange. Intense nose of ripe fruits, spices, and roasted coffee. The palate is rounded and full, with silky matured tannins and hints of vanilla. This wine is rich and powerful with layers of tannins.
This wine was one of the most extreme example of "old world" style I have tried so far. Extremely earthy smells, like being in a barnyard, where you can smell the hay, manure, and just overall dirt and animal smells. The taste was similar as well, like chewing on a piece of hay while biting into a dark not very sweet grape. A little spicy and vegetal. Not an immediate fan of it, but I could see these types of earthy wines becoming more intriguing.
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