Karasi Areni Noir

Hugely interesting. Areni Noir grape. Amphora aged (Karasi is Armenian for Amphora apparently) Wild and spicy. Bitter cherry in full flow. All reigned in quite beautifully though. Somewhere between a ripe Pinot and a Northern Rhone Syrah. Classy

Herbs, spice and darker fruits. #TexSom

Really cool white pepper thing going on in the back end of this.

Oh yeah. Armenia rocks. Berries and smoke and leather and earth. Touch of oak.

Qite different from what I recall in the 2012, this is nonetheless as sophisticated. Seemingly with less oak than I recall, this has what I'd call a purposeful and delightful rusticity with bright red fruits, dried tobacco leaf and decided earthiness.

Lush fruit, black pepper, good grip

My first Armenian wine, and it's quite tasty. Lots of fruit and earth, definitely red meat friendly.

Full of intrigue. Lifted black fruits. Really spicy and fragrant. High acid, but balanced with a lovely earthy undertone. Lots to like.

Très beau vin arménien

Chances are you've never had something quite like this!