Domaine Brunély Cairanne Posterlette

Vinturi-decanted and serially tasted over the ensuing three hours, this deep ruby blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 15% Carignan and 5% Cinsault offers aromas and flavors of ripe plums, black raspberries, garrigue, mulling spices, white pepper and tobacco. Medium-bodied, fresh, unoaked and with well-integrated alcohol (listed as 13.5%), it delivers its flavor payload in a milieu of medium-weight, grippy tannins. Thinning in the middle and a bit clipped on the finish, this is a "serviceable" Southern Rhône that sells …