Synopsis, Our Opinion: Very delicious wine that was an outstanding value.
Producer/Winery: Bruno Triguero and Thama Sakuma; Les Chemins de Bassac; Puimisson, France.
Grape Variety: Blend – 30% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 30% Mourvedre.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Côtes de Thongue; Languedoc, France.
Vintage: 2017
Price: $20.00 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: French onion soup chicken, rice and green beans.
Tasting:
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Opened one hour before drinking. Clear, inky dark garnet color with a lighter rim. Faint but heavy plum and blackberry aromas. Smooth, milky and dusty mouthfeel, robust full body and an 80-grit texture. Quite intense plum, blackberry and boysenberry fruit along with glimmers of fresh pie crust flavor, all intertwined with a calcareous mineral taste. Only medium acidity yet a nice fresh character to the wine, soft well integrated tannins and a long mouth filling slightly bitter and dusty finish. A wine that’s easy to describe with its bold flavors and lots of body. An excellent pairing with the strong flavors of the dinner and a wine we both said was on outstanding value. We purchased this wine, knowing nothing about it, in a couple of cases of new imports from Piedmont Wine Imports and it was a real find. There was lots of depth and an interesting mix of easily discernible fruit flavors. We called it very delicious wine that was an outstanding value.
Note: We have reviewed several different Les Chemins de Bassac wines and they ALL have been good quality and note-worthy values. Make note of this producer and if you find Les Chemins de Bassac wines, purchase two bottles and well bet you’ll be captivated by them too.
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Alcohol Content: 13%
Closure: Aluminum covered 45mm synthetic cork.
UPC Code: 0 24606 35909 6
Imported by: Piedmont Wine Imports; Durham, North Carolina.