by Ray Johnson | Dec 7, 2009 | Fortified dessert, France, Grenache, Roussillon
Mas Amiel, Maury, Vintage 2006 In the nose you’ll find prunes and a sense of the fortifying spirit. The mouth shows a sweet and slick sense of cooked black fruits with caramel and a hint of acidity in the background. This wine is a great destination for some...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 27, 2009 | Banyuls, Fortified dessert, France, Grenache, Roussillon
M. Chapoutier, Banyuls 2007 There’s lots of pruny complexity in the nose. In the mouth it is spot on, nuttiness and raisins tossed in molasses – yum. There was a touch of TCA in the first bottle tasted, described here but it wasn’t terribly...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 19, 2008 | Banyuls, Fortified dessert, Grenache, Roussillon
Domaine du Mas Blanc, Banyuls, Rimage 2006 There are Port-like notes of dried and stewed fruits topped with a nutty piece of pastry. The wine tastes of sweet black fruits and chocolate, sweet but not overly so, tasty with some bittersweet chocolate. Mis par Docteur...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 19, 2008 | Fortified dessert, France, Grenache Blanc, Roussillon
Domaine Fontanel, Rivesaltes, Ambre 1998 This golden wine smells of citrus peel and nuts. In the mouth it like eating nuts and toffee, very sweet and viscous with acidity that offsets the richness and a little warmth from the fortification – a decadent value....
by Ray Johnson | Sep 17, 2008 | Banyuls, Fortified dessert, France, Grenache, Roussillon
Les Clos de Paulilles, Banyuls Rimage 2005 There are stewed fruits and raisins to smell while the mouth is a supple presentation of evolving fruit and moderate sweetness that is crying out for dark chocolate. The grapes are 100% Grenache Noir. Rimage derives from the...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 10, 2008 | California, Collioure, France, Roussillon
Domaine La Tour Vieille, Collioure, La Pinède 2004 This wine showcases cooked fruit, pastry notes and a bit of cheese on top of a tannic backbone. The wine is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Carignane. Mis par Vincent cantie et Christine Campadieu a Collioure. 14.5%...
