Name: Delaroche
Cotes do Rhone
Variety: Blend, 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre
Region: Rhone Valley
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $8.95
Winery review: "This semi-opaque ruby, custom cuvée of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre is made specifically for Fran Kysela. It exhibits very fresh, ripe dark red fruit with very good palate weight and depth and ends with rich fruit notes. Made from organically grown grapes. Incredible value!"
WineReview (December 2013), 90 pts.
My review: If a wine could be dark in the way that a great dark beer could be, this is it. It was bold, dominant, and tannic. I wouldn’t say it was pleasant to drink, though. The nose was dark red fruit, possibly cherry, but I wonder if it wouldn’t have been better if it had been decanted and not straight from the bottle at the tasting. This was a bold wine but I didn’t really notice a lot of complexity—again—I think this is a result of it being closed in the bottle before we tried it. I wouldn’t have this again but it was a nice blend and a powerful wine.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Variety: Blend, 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre
Region: Rhone Valley
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $8.95
Winery review: "This semi-opaque ruby, custom cuvée of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre is made specifically for Fran Kysela. It exhibits very fresh, ripe dark red fruit with very good palate weight and depth and ends with rich fruit notes. Made from organically grown grapes. Incredible value!"
WineReview (December 2013), 90 pts.
My review: If a wine could be dark in the way that a great dark beer could be, this is it. It was bold, dominant, and tannic. I wouldn’t say it was pleasant to drink, though. The nose was dark red fruit, possibly cherry, but I wonder if it wouldn’t have been better if it had been decanted and not straight from the bottle at the tasting. This was a bold wine but I didn’t really notice a lot of complexity—again—I think this is a result of it being closed in the bottle before we tried it. I wouldn’t have this again but it was a nice blend and a powerful wine.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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