Château Font Barrièle, Les Vignes d’Héloïse, Costières de

This inexpensive blend of Syrah with around 30% Grenache is dark in colour, with blackberry fruits dominating the aromas (a typical note for Costières de Nîmes) filled out by a warm, savoury wealth. On the palate the wine is smooth, vivid, plush and generous, and the fruits are attractively perfumed. Firm texture and structure are rare in this appellation, but there is a meaty-finishing fullness here which provides some sense of balance.