Name: Les Vignerons du Castles Côtes du Rhône
Variety: 60% Syrah, 40% Grenache
Region: Côtes du Rhône (Rhône Valley)
Country: France
Year: 2017
Price: $17
Online Review:
A sunny blend of 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache, this fleshy, full-bodied wine offers loads of luscious blackberry and plum flavors marked by savory notes of char, smoke and anise. It's unabashedly fruit forward but maintains a nice edge of minerality. The tannins are ripe and pleasantly drying.
pg.232 Rhône Valley- Wine Folly describes Syrah wines from this region as bold with high tannin. I did not think that tannin was very high in this drink but of course it was a variety of Syrah and Grenache. It also described it with plum. It also notes that that blends with Grenache might have a fruity yet rustic red blend.
Pg. 117 Grenache- Grenache is described as low in sweetness but high in alcohol and low to mid in tannin and acidity with a fairly full body. Some flavors that are mentioned are grilled plum, stewed strawberry, leather, dried herbs, and blood orange.
My Review:
This wine felt very silky as I swallowed it. It was definitely fruity but not overly sweet. It did not feel like it took over the whole wine. I definitely feel the taste of dark fruits like plum. There was the presence of the rustic red that was very strong in the wine like Wine Folly suggests.
I did not pair this wine with food.
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