Tasting Reserve Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone

Name: Reserve Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone

Variety: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault

Region: Rhone Valley
Country: France

Year: 2010

Price: $14.95 ($38.95 for 3 liters)

The Vintage Cellar Review: As for their other values, the 2010 Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Reserve (70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault) displays loads of ripe flavors.  It is very concentrated for a Cotes du Rhone, and is actually an amazing wine.  Classic garrigue, clack cherry liqueur, lavender, licorice and spice box are all present in this full-bodied, intense, and rich Cotes du Rhone.  This is a sensational effort to drink over the next 4-5 years, although it might last even longer.

My Review: This wine has a nice dark color.  It smells strongly of cherry and black currant.  It actually smells more of black currant juice than it does the fruits.  In general this wine smells of adult fruit candy.  What I mean by adult candy is dried fruit leathers, r healthy things of that sort, not fruity lollypops or jolly ranchers.  It is spicy and dry and bitter and actually hurts my tongue to drink it.  It has not too much fruit flavor, but does taste earthy and leathery.  It would probably be much better with food.