Perhaps wishful thinking with this miserably cold and damp weather made me think of this as a Rasta Man wine. But returning to reality I realize the wine has been incorrectly described! It has nothing to do with Jamaica as it is French. There is no Rasta Man in sight as the wine is a Rasteau and there are no Rasteau Men in France. Boy that was complicated! Simile is a difficult poetic device.
70% Grenache. 20% Syrah. 10% Mourvèdre.
Aroma: A creamy assemblage of blackberry, black cherry, milk chocolate and a tad of coconut.
Palate: Youthful exuberance jumps out. Sharp and tight almost as it is trying to grab your attention. Wet cement, ripe black cherry with a tannic rage that attacks the tongue but dies instantly leaving a long finish with pepper and tar.
Personality: A wine with swagger and confidence….hopefully not too much.
Food Match: Lake Erie Perch Gumbo with Asparagus.
Cellarbility: Drink by 2027-year end. Expect big things starting at the end of 2024.
Price: $20.95 CDN (Ontario).
RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 91/100. Michael Godel 90.
(Château Courançonne 2021Rasteau Côtes du Rhône Villages, 750 mL, 14.5%).
Comments from the Peanut Gallery: Consider this as a baby Châteauneuf-du-Pape which is but 24 miles away.
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