Château La Dournie, Etienne, St-Chinian, 2014
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Tasted by:
(at St Chinian, 22 Jan 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2023
Another very dark wine, this blend of 60% Syrah, with 25% Grenache and the balance from Carignan, is also grown on Dournie’s schist soils. The wine gets a year in larger 400 litre casks and a year in tank, and has previously been a Silver Medal winner at Decanter’s World Wine Awards. It's enticingly mellow, with earthy scents built around a core of liquorice-spiced plum compote, while on the palate too it's a deep, spicy, rich, dense and long-flavoured wine in exuberant style. There’s impressive density of fruit and perfume here, supported by finely buffed tannins. Terrific value.
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Producer
Château La Dournie
Brand
Etienne
Vintage
2014
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
France
Region
Appellation
St-Chinian
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Full
Oak
Lightly Oaked
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