2008 Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot Minervois "La Ciaude" - Languedoc, Minervois
14% abv; a blend of old vine Carignan, Syrah and young vine Grenache. The scent is already very nice: it is within the dark fruit/olive/tapenade spectrum of aromas but it does still have a touch of oak (I don't know how much and what age oak this sees but there is really such a small amount showing that even I don't mind it all that much).
The palate is - and this is rare in my experience - more interesting at the moment than the scent. The youthful flesh is starting to calm down and the structure is just calmed enough that it is still wonderfully palate-cleansing, invigorating and deeply tannic but not at all rough or rugged. I love this type of freshness of structure in Southern wines.
I wonder is this sort of structure that can be achieved with old vine Carignan? It certainly seems very like the Riberach Hypothèse which is from c.100yo Carignan vines. Already an interesting wine but I think in a couple more years this will be lovely.
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