The 2017 Languedoc Les Darons is made from 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 5% Carignan that's mostly from older vines in the Minervois. It saw a touch of whole clusters in the fermenters and is still aging all in concrete tanks. It's deep purple (almost inky...
I also tasted the just-bottled 2017 Appellation Paraje Altamira Malbec, and this is the one that stands out in 2017. It has more finesse and subtleness, with harmony, balance and elegance, getting close to the 2016. Bravo!
Tasted blind with 12 of its colleagues, it us over with its disarming fruitiness and finese, so typical of the Côte Chalonnaise. A companion of choice for a meal with friends!! Soft, fruity, elegant and generous, it is the very definition of a Mercurey P...
The most reserved of these Beaune cuvées is the 2020 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot), a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated wine evocative of orange rind, red berries, plums, warm spices and peonies. Lively and st...