Cotes du Rhone, Les Abeilles Rouge, Jean-Luc Colombo, 75cl

Rhone Valley, France

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre. Old vines, a minimum of 25 years. Intense bright purple. Seductive nose of small red fruits, but also coriander and bay leaf. Fresh and silky on the palate, the aromas follow through on to the mouth prolonged by notes of liquorice and spice. Spends nine months maturing in oak.