Domaine du Trapadis, Cotes du Rhone

By the glass at Cut, this was a simple but decent wine that went very nicely with our sirloin steak. The nose was very Grenache-driven, with sweet scents of almost candied red cherries and berries flecked with a little dried earth, spice and wild lavender and marigolds. Very Provençal and quite pretty. The palate was simple but pleasing, with sweet notes of cherries and raspberries, again with the slightest candied edge. Decent if not exactly fresh acidity and soft, velvety …