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This wine, of granache and syrah, is from the village of Visan. They say the vines are old. I don't remember what I paid for it, but on the web it seems to retail at about 12-13 dollars. Web site

I dunno... maybe it's just my mood this evening, but I'm underwhelmed. It's dry, a bit thin, lots of tannin, an acrid scent, spicyness, raisins and cherries, and seems a bit sharp or 'hot' to me. I'll revisit this wine tomorrow, and maybe it will benefit from some oxygen. It's a touch on the sour side. I hate to just rip into this poor wine this way, since it's perfectly drinkable, it's not as bad as it sounds. But just not something I'd recommend. Funny thing is that I normally like côtes du rhône wines. Just had one last week by Cellier des Dauphins that was great, though I didn't have time to get notes for a review. (Mmmm, and I'll have to do a good review of that one. Very reasonable price, and so tasty!) So I don't think the problem is that this style of wine just doesn't ring my bell. I've loved plenty of syrah wines as well, so it's not the grape. Ah, well, I'll return to this entry when I drink tomorrow! We'll give it a second shot to acquit itself.

Update: Nope, still not very good. It's definitely got a bit too much alcohol (says 14 percent on the bottle and it smells fume-y and hot).