Maury, France
Joel Gott
Dave Phinney
15.6% alcohol.
I'm really excited to try this wine, because I've not had a grenache before! It's a red wine, and from the looks of it, packs quite a punch. The name Joel Gott is familiar - I have a bottle of their 815 Cab sitting in my wine "cabinet" (really just a drawer in my bedroom).
The wine itself is a paler red than I had expected. The bouquet is immediate and strong and fruity, I think I'm getting hints of black cherry, blackberry, or black currant.
The taste is bold, semi-sweet, and spicy. It's rounded off by a nice bitter tannin finish, which isn't too strong. The aftertaste is of dark chocolate. Amazing. After drinking whites for the past few blog posts, it's good to have a nice complex in-your-face red.
I would drink this wine on its own.
According to wine.com:
"Dark, deep and rich with ripe, dense blackberry, cassis and notes of chocolate; velvety, lush and balanced with fine structure."
