A blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah, this is another astounding wine from the southern Rhone’s 2009 vintage. Aged in concrete as well as neutral wood, its dark ruby/plum color is followed by a big, sweet kiss of truffles, black cherries, tobacco leaf, and spice box. This medium to full-bodied, juicy succulent Cotes du Rhone-Villages Cairanne is impossible to resist, so enjoy it over the next 2-3 years. 91 Points, Robert Parker for The Wine Advocate
A lush style, this Cairanne wine is very complex and fat in the center and a palate coater immediately; tasting after an hour or so the wine showed much more depth and a beguiling earthy element that kept me wanting to examine it further. That really says something about a wine to keep discovering things on each taste. 91 Points, Rhett Beiletti, B-21
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