"The medium-bodied 2010 Cotes du Rhone (65% Grenache and the rest Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan) is made in a lighter style than is typical for this offering, but that may please some consumers who usually find these wines too boisterous and flamboyant. The 2010 is a more racy, laid-back style with decent fruit."
black currant, blackberry, dust, leather, currant, blueberry, strawberry, violet, oak, smoke, toast, vanilla, cherry, raspberry, licorice and anise
Nose
vanilla, toast, smoke, tobacco, dark fruit, red fruit, spice box, cedar, thyme, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, mint, violet, rose petal, oak and mushroom