Domaine du Deffends
Champs de la Truffière
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Deep ruby; medium intensity aromas of blackberry, black plum, blueberry, bramble, forest floor, mineral, dried herbs, vanilla, cloves, anise; developing; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors of blackberry, black plum skin, dried herbs, cinnamon, clove, old leather
Deep ruby; medium intensity aromas of blackberry, black plum, blueberry, bramble, forest floor, mineral, dried herbs, vanilla, cloves, anise; developing; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors of blackberry, black plum skin, dried herbs, cinnamon, clove, old leather
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My rating will no doubt increase as the wine opens up, but for now I am really enjoying it and eagerly anticipating it blossoming. This selection is 55% Syrah and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, the former seeing whole cluster fermentation and the latter seeing de-stemmed fermentation. Described as “sommelier catnip” this wine is nearly impossible to find and is quite age worthy. Notes are as follows: Black/blue plum, black currant, black cherry, red and purple flowers, raw leather, cracked peppercorn, star anise, damp clay, garrigue, and soft baking spices. A quick word about the anise, however. As soon as I smelled it in the glass as a pop & pour the first thing that came to mind was, “This smells like Good & Plenty.” This is, of course, fine with me because I love licorice anything, and the slight synthetic nuance to it only made it more relatable to the candies I used to eat as a kid (and now will probably get tomorrow at the gas station because I’m craving them).
My rating will no doubt increase as the wine opens up, but for now I am really enjoying it and eagerly anticipating it blossoming. This selection is 55% Syrah and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, the former seeing whole cluster fermentation and the latter seeing de-stemmed fermentation. Described as “sommelier catnip” this wine is nearly impossible to find and is quite age worthy. Notes are as follows: Black/blue plum, black currant, black cherry, red and purple flowers, raw leather, cracked peppercorn, star anise, damp clay, garrigue, and soft baking spices. A quick word about the anise, however. As soon as I smelled it in the glass as a pop & pour the first thing that came to mind was, “This smells like Good & Plenty.” This is, of course, fine with me because I love licorice anything, and the slight synthetic nuance to it only made it more relatable to the candies I used to eat as a kid (and now will probably get tomorrow at the gas station because I’m craving them).
1 person found it helpfulJun 4th, 2018