Pure bliss
A 2016 red wine from Cotes-du-Rhone, a "catch all" region that includes almost 200 villages that border the Rhone in Southern France. This is a classic GSM blend for the region (40% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre + 10% Cinsault) and aged for 6 months on old oak barrels. Imagine leaving a bunch of brand new leather jackets in your car on a hot summer's day. Then going into the car, taking a deep breathe and then licking a concrete cinder block. There's some damp basement, ash, stale blackberries, potpourri.