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Guileful, avid and entangling; it is a cunning, Chateauneuf-du-Pape inspired wine
with an enigmatic maze of zealous expressions and nervy, resonant flavors. Its texture
is a medium weight arrangement of mouthfeels and its structure is a compulsive mania
of multi-directional, echoing finishes; each one tightly knotted and woven into a
deeply grounded, earthy, granite core. With moxie and delirium, a wine that delivers
chaotic elegance and classic French flavors of acai berries, black currant liqueur,
fig bar, tamarind, raspberry bramble, red plum, balsamic strawberries, clove, rose
water, cigar box, barnyard, teriyaki, stone, apricot, coriander, butterscotch, hazelnut
chocolates, brown leather and Columbian coffee beans.
Serving: Decant for an hour-plus when young and drink this wine in a Burgundy glass
not a Bordeaux as custom may suggest. Serve around 55F° to 62F°. Drink from 2018
to 2020.
Food recommendations: Garlic Roasted Pork Loin with a Raspberry Chipotle Glaze, Veil
Osso Bucco, Marinated Skirt Steak, Prosciutto wrapped Turkey, Serrano Ham Paella,
Duck in a Red Plum sauce and Blood Sausage.
Classical comparison: Chateauneuf-du-Pape in style and weight, Cotes-du-Luberon
in acid and flavors.
Anaba “Coriol” Red, (Rhone Style Blend) Sonoma Valley 2007 $28
38% Grenache, 27% Mourvedre, 25% Petite Sirah, 10% Counoise
