I love it when a wine makes sense. This screams contemporary south of France, ripe but rustic. Some euro funk with wild herbal notes, fennel, smoke, and a whiff of road dust help keep the exuberant fruit in check. In the mouth its ripe, juicy and stout, full of blackberry bramble with a mineral seam and firm, medium-grain tannins. The finish is mid-length, the texture a bit unyielding, tough enough to get down and dirty with the “delta boys”. A hint of aggression underneath a big smile.
A rustic wine but with lots of life and personality for 7 bucks.
A blend of Grenache noir 45%, Carignan 25%, Cinsault 15%, Merlot 10%, Syrah 5 % aged in stainless steel for months.
You don’t want music that robs this wine of its heart. Steve Earle’s Copperhead hits the right emotional pitch– a quintessential alt country tune for a quintessential alt country wine.
Score: 88
Price: $7
Alc: 13.5%
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Beautiful label also! I’m curious what you mean with euro funk? 🙂
Thanks for your comment intastebudswetrust. It is a great label. By “eurofunk” I mean a slight barnyard or gamy aroma that many French and Italian wines exhibit. It is usually attributed to brettanomyces. This wine is not excessively “bretty” but it has a hint of those aromas.
I see what you mean. You indeed get that a lot in rhone or languedoc wines. Thanks, Dwight!