The wine is a lighter bright garnet color with great clarity, just as you'd expect from a pure Grenache. The nose is a pleasant combination of bright red fruit intermingled with perfumed floral notes, strawberry, raspberry and some lavender and rose petals. The taste is a burst of cherry, strawberry and red currant up front that transitions nicely to some notes of cocoa powder, tobacco and mineral notes midpalate. The tannins are soft, but well integrated, for a wonderfully long, smooth and dry finish that lingers a bit.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's just a pleasant, easy drinking wine that would pair well with a variety of dishes, from venison to seafood. Tonight I am enjoying this wine with a classic Pacific Northwest dinner of Alder planked wild Coho salmon, with some rice and oven roasted baby bok choi. The fruit and aromatics of this wine are just wonderful to counter the rich fattiness of the salmon. Cheers!
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