Rhône by Roger Sabon 2006

Côte du Rhône, France. 14% alcohol. I assume Grenache and Shiraz etc. Cork. Approx $A22.

Most sensible people would stick to cold beer or white wine on a hot mid summer's night. . . being very determined and having access to a fridge, I tasted this delicious red wine. It was chilled for an hour, dropping its temperature to around 10 degrees C.

Tasted in this manner, it smells and feels like a Beaujolais. Vibrant and almost confection like in its brightness and approachability, it has the scent of macerated fresh cherries, though with time there is a discernible note of dried herbs. Charmingly direct, generous and lush, this is rounded and warming in the mouth before a soft emulsion of tannins completes the curve.

Very good.
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