2021, Domaine de Mourchon, CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE, AOC,  Villages Séguret, 'Grande Réserve', Rouge

65 % Grenache, 35 % Syrah

From berries grown on 60 year old vines. The terroir is a mixture of clay, limestone and grey sandstone on steep slopes. The Grande Reserve is deep purple in colour with a nose suggesting spices, liquorice and cooked red fruit. The palate is full bodied with elegant fruit intensity, some spice and harmonious tannins.

Full-bodied, but juicy with brisk, vibrant acidity. Remarkably fresh, with subtle violet hints to the blackberry fruit. A tense and upright style, as is common for the vintage. Enjoyably thirst quenching despite its power, for now; it will gain interest in time, and could be very long lived. 14.5% alcohol and doesn't feel unbalanced. Aged for one year, 60% in wooden vats and 40% in concrete vats. In conversion to biodynamics. 93, Matt Wells, Decanter