olsen estates rouge des coteaux rhone-style red blend (yakima valley)

點擊次數(shù)：1562

A six-grape Rhone blend, this does not lose focus or intensity. It strikes the palate head-on with flavors of dried leaf, prune, cooked cherry, cinnamon and mocha. But despite the raisin/prune flavors, it does not seem overripe or in any way over the hill. Rather, these superripe flavors have somehow been tamed, the alcohol is just over 14%, and the wine leaves a sinuous, sensuous trail of flavor as it moves through the palate. ——P.G.(4/1/2011)—— 90

An interesting Rhone blend (40% Grenache, 26% Cinsault, 23% Syrah and 11% Mourvedre) sappy and bright, with a generous mix of berries. Still tasting quite young and tight, this may benefit from additional cellar time. ——P.G.(12/31/2010)—— 89