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Col de la Ramière 2018, Languedoc, France

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Its another french Languedoc red. I like wines from the Languedoc as they are not so pretentious as other parts of France, or the world for that matter.

Made with Carignan, Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre the are aromas and flavours are quite big, you get loads of red fruit with herbaceous and spice undertones. On the taste you get blackberries coming through as well. The downside is that its a little short on the finish and I would have liked more black fruit.

At about £10 a bottle its a fair price for a reasonable bottle.

Col de la Ramière 2018, Languedoc, France

Col de la Ramière 2018, Languedoc, France

Chateau Cabezac, Petit Arthur 2017, Minervois, Languedoc Roussillon, France

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A blend of Mourvedre, Syrah, Grenache and Carignan this is a southern french blend, plain and simple. Black fruit, spice, medium tannins and pretty dry. Actually really dry and firm tannins when you take the second glug of this wine. You get a smokyness  on the palette but its subtle, there’s some red fruit that then comes in after. These second flavours get lost when this is drunk with food but I think I prefer it with food, usual steak and chips type of food.

At £10 a bottle this is pretty good value.

Chateau Cabezac, Petit Arthur 2017, Minervois, Languedoc Roussillon, France

Chateau Cabezac, Petit Arthur 2017, Minervois, Languedoc Roussillon, France

Château de Villemajou, Grand Vin 2017, Corbieres, France

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This is a blend of Carignan , Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache. There are aromas of liquorice and cloves, stewed fruit, spices and coffee. These come through in the flavours. 

There are firm rounded tannins that hang around the mouth. It’s a fairly traditional style of wine from the Corbieres area.

At about Eur20 a bottle it’s a bit pricey for me. Good but not that good.

Château de Villemajou, Grand Vin 2017, Corbieres,France

Château de Villemajou, Grand Vin 2017, Corbieres, France

 

Costes Cirgues Bois du Roi Languedoc, France

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This is a Languedoc big red wine made with a mix of 3 grapes, Syrah 40%, Grenache 30%, Mourvèdre 30%. It’s an organic, vegan friendly wine where they let the whole bunch grape sit for 20 days, punching down the bunches each day so to extract all their flavours. You get a aromas of strawberry and cherry with hints of mint. The tannins are there but they balance well with the fruit flavours. You get what you smell with subtle flavours of violets and herbs added in. I drank this over 3 nights as I really enjoyed it on its own, just sipping away.

At about £18 is not cheap but really quite excellent.

Costes Cirgues Bois du Roi, Languedoc, France

Costes Cirgues Bois du Roi, Languedoc, France

Cap Insula – Languedoc red wine

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This is a blend of three possibly four grapes depending on where you look the vineyards website or fact sheet. Sarah, Grenache and possibly Caignan or Mourvèdre. There are aromas of black fruit and some spice and pepper notes. On the taste there are firm tannins, flavours of black fruit, spice and Oak.

Like many Syrah and Grenache based wines it does benefit from being opened 20 or 30 minutes and allowed to breathe. The slave is my volume is ready to open up. At about £12 a bottle it’s fair value.

Cap Insula - Languedoc red wine

Cap Insula – Languedoc red wine