Château D'Anglès Château D'Anglès Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape Classique, France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape

I actually wasnt a huge fan of this but it followed an amazing bdx so a bit hard to follow. Very barnyard and funky for my palate. Will try again with some age on it.

{diam3, 14%} Deep garnet colour. Pepper, blackcurrant, earth. Very much soil-driven it seems, but it’s still got plenty of fruit. Medium if coarse dusty tannins, medium acid. It’s a bit country-rustic, but honest and with plenty of still-youthful flavour. Medium weight, not too alcoholic. Some development evident. Herbal palate, with surprisingly even presence along the tongue. Startlingly good value at ~$21. Perhaps not for cellaring beyond 5 years though.

Reinforcing my previous note this is 1st class Southern Rhone. The tannin is starting to ease, showcasing the concentrated fruit. Herbal, liquorice, touch of (Northern Rhone) geranium. Very good. Great value. Diam cork, 14%

Dry with a nice full body. Smooth wine that has a nice fruit flavour.

Colour: medium ruby, clear Nose: medium(+) intensity, secondary, youthful. Red and black plum, blackberry, strawberry. Black pepper. Violets. Charred oak, cedar. Earth. Black tea. Mediterranean herbs. Violets. Rustic. Savoury. Palate: dry, medium tannins, medium acidity, medium alcohol (14%), medium(+) bodied. Medium(+) intensity, medium length finish. Red and black plum, blackberry, strawberry. Violets. Charred oak, cedar. Earth. Black tea. Mediterranean herbs. Black pepper. Violets. Rustic but refined. Savoury. As Tamlyn Curran (jancisrobinson.com) says, ‘A kind of contained wildness, polished rusticity.’ Conclusions: …

Rosemary and thyme, and tannin (quite a bit). A wine that screams South of France. 14%, diam.

This is quite rich and smooth with lots of berry fruit. There's also herb and spice, some florally, pepper, and maybe something slightly metallic; its rustic and savoury too.. Nice wine, though flavours a tad to the side of ideal for me.