Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot, La 50-50, Minervois

This is a very nice everyday red that goes well with many different foods. We are down to one bottle, so it's time to stock up.

Another super freaky coincidence. I just listed the Tollot Gros wines on European Wine Collective a week ago and then, crazily, I find this wine on the shelf in Phuket at about $40 AUD. Freaky. This is good LR; buzzy acid, lively, not particularly fruity but not daggy old world either. Indeed almost tame for a Grenache dominant wine but that is no back-handed compliment. Might like to see a little more open fruit but the structure is very sound.

This is a nice wine that went well with dinner after a long drive.

Ooooooh. This is a cracker! Made by two great producers from Burgundy, this has a southern French crack to it calmed down to a rather beautiful single note pitch. Black fruits that are is so cool it needs shades, with a refined core a fine tannins and a touch of raspberry. Nothing juts out, nothing is out of place. Its like they have taken the southern French sun and mixed with Burgundy magic. Great value.

Fairly simple, but quite nice for what it is and it has a good qpr.

Facile, molto piacevole, con una beva trascinante. Eccezionale rapporto qualità prezzo. Da riprendere.

This is a very enjoyable wine from Anne Gros and her husband that was enjoyed by all. From North Berkeley Imports. No formal notes.

Anne Gros Wines from Southern France and Burgundy (Dig Wines, San Francisco) : Dark ruby. Medium weight. Seriously black fruited with some licorice. Completely clean. Excellent mouth feel makes it inviting despite some tannin and crisp acidity. Very good at this level.

Deilig, bløt og solmoden mørk frukt. Saftige kirsebær, plommer og litt peppertoner. Lakris. Delikat fylde. Ren. Modne tanniner, og slepen finish. Rund og god kropp, men med den nødvendige friskheten.