This outstanding wine is made up of 70% Grenache and equal proportions of Syrah, Cinsualt and Mourvèdre. The vines are 40 years of age on average and the yields are a very low 15 hl/ha. the wine has been brought up in concrete for 22 months and does not want for pedigree, purity and power.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer, February 2012
This small biodynamic Domaine is new to our list and is for me symbolic of the quality and style of the wines from the relatively recently promoted …
It's offered excellent value from the first release but for personal drinking preference - this is my favourite of the Les Courtilles releases so far. Blend of grenache, syrah and mourvedre. 35 year old vines.
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…49% grenache, 28% syrah, 15% mourvèdre, 8% counoise. Dark ruby-magenta color; earthy, loamy and foresty but clean and fresh; intense and concentrated but not closed or aloof; focused tannins and acidity that drive the wine's energy and allure; very dark, spicy and slightly meaty black and red currants and raspberries with hints of blackberry and blueberry; long spice- and graphite-packed finish. Now through 2018 to 2020. Excellent. About $ 30.
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…62 percent grenache, 33 percent syrah and 5 percent mourvedre; the wine aged 16 months in French oak barrels, 30 percent new. The alcohol level is startlingly high — 15.1 percent — but the wine is balanced, harmonious and well-modulated in all elements. The color is deep saturated ruby; notes of ripe and macerated black currants, plums and mulberries are highlighted with hints of leather, cloves and allspice and a back-note of fruitcake. Rollicking acidity keeps the wine fresh …
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…here is 35 percent each grenache and syrah, 30 percent mourvèdre; 20 percent of the wine aged in oak barrels for six months. The color is deep dark ruby; aromas and flavors of blackberries, black currants and blueberries are bolstered by hints of briers and brambles, tar and leather. A few minutes in the glass bring in touches of slightly stewed plums and elements of smoked meat, fruitcake and graphite. The texture is appropriately robust yet supple, and tannins are present yet moderately …
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Blend of shiraz ( 45%), mourvedre ( 35%) and grenache ( 20%). Which means it should be labelled SMG?
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Soils: Gravelly clay loam
2010 EAST BENCH, $ 28
Varietals: 100% zinfandel
Location: Lytton West, Dry Creek Valley
Soils: Gravelly clay and loam
2005 Lytton Estate
Grenache, $ 28
Varietals: 88% grenache, 6% petite sirah, 6% zinfandel
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Soils: Gravelly clay loam
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…North Coast. 52 percent syrah, 19 percent mourvedre, 17 percent zinfandel, 12 percent grenache. Very Good+. About $ 15.
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