Domaine Borie de Maurel Minervois Belle de Nuit

Alc. 14.5%; Mid mahogany to orange-y rim. Lifted bouquet of scrub, lavender, brown sugar crystals, crushed stones and raspberry with a sprinkle of pepper. A touch of savoury note and honey appear as the wine opened up. Medium-bodied, the wine is quite generous with a glycerol warmth. Very peppery with raspberry, tar and molasses, there is overriding honey (more than expected at this age). the texture is gritty yet feels like it is floating in the honey! Very much feels …

Plum and Prunes on the nose. Chewy and spicy fruit on the palate, damson and plums carries through from the nose. Lots of length, delightful and drinking at its peak now

Popped and poured, allowed to open up in the glass for about 20 minutes. Quite a dark red to the rim. On the nose there are strong aromas of tobacco, green bell peppers and some black fruit in the background. On the palate, this is kind of strained, not much fruit, a bit of tannins, rather austere. Spicey with a hint of grapefruit. After about an hour open, the taste became much more fruity, but otherwise the nose remained the …