Recommendation: A delicious dessert wine.
Winery/Producer: Domine La Tour Vieille; Collioure, france.
Grape Variety: Blend: 90% Grenache, 10% Carignan.
Geographic Region, Appellation: Banyuls; Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
Vintage: 2012
Price: $27.00 (500 ML bottle; at a wine dinner special price)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Dark chocolate.
Tasting:
He said: Opened just before drinking. A VERY dark purple color. Bursting with ripe blackberry aromas that really set the stage for the succulent rich fruit taste that’s both jammy and slightly sweet. At mid-palate there is a vibrant tart edge to the fruit that really gives it character. The silky tannins and dark fruit flavors carry it through a long finish that could be a dessert all by itself. However, with dark chocolate it’s fantastic and a very delicious dessert wine.
She said:
Comments: We first had this at a Caviste Wine Shop wine pairing dinner served with a caramel tart and it was very good (and one of our favorite wines at that dinner); however, I think it’s even better with the dark chocolate.
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Alcohol: 16.5%
Bar code: 7 61503 46213 8
Imported by: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant; Berkeley, California.