La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

secondary and tertiary flavors/aromas dominate. Earthy, dried red fruits.

Medium Ruby with a pronounced bouquet of crushed strawberry and raspberry, black cherry, garrigue, leather, violet, thyme and lavender. Well balanced acidity and tannin even at this early stage and an exceptional finish. A wonderful wine with years ahead but already great. 65% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre and 5% “sundry others.” 14.5% abv

Yum.

Good vintage. Big.

Clean and round. Bracing minerality. Oily and wonderful.

Violets and roses, red cherry, currants, raspberry and dried herbs.

2/10/19 Tasting group- Dyer. Funkadelic. Mercaptan. Green. Tawny color. Orange zest. Tannic. Dirty. My 6th, group 4th.

I usually don’t drink wines this big. But it was a warm day and I cooked a NY steak so wanted something substantial. It didn’t disappoint. Dark fruit, a little bit sweet and some spice. Perfect for the day and meat. What I appreciated was the touch of acidity it delivered so you still want the next sip. It’s got its place in the firmament.

young bright fresh snappy. I like. better than when I last had some 7 yrs ago

2015 vintage. A pleasure to drink now but will get much better with time