Costieres de Nimes Rouge 2021Flattering with notes of jammy red fruits, mocha, peppercorns and eucalyptus. Greedy register of red fruit jam, milk chocolate, Espelette pepper. Sweetness on tannins Country Region: Cotes du Rhone, France Grape Variety: Syrah, Grenache Bottle Size: 750ml Ratings: Silver medal at the 2023 edition Concours des Vignerons Indpendants

This has plenty of ripe fruit and flowers (rose

3% alcohol

with ample blackberry and cedar scents on the nose

Cabernet Sauvignon 1%

black fruits on ripened (blackberry

rose petal and dried lavender perfume

but I would give this at least ten years in bottle to enjoy this audacious Lynch Bages at its peak

The palate is warm and reveals fine and tight tannins with peppery notes

The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit intermingling with white pepper

The palate is medium-bodied with supple and ripe tannin

with harvest taking place between August 17th and 29th

Grape Variety: Merlot 88%