Château de Coulaine Chinon

Deep red colour with plenty of red fruit on the nose; alongside dried bark, sour cherry stones, date stone, root liquorice, altogether a savoury overlay that makes it feel ripe yet possess that cut of pulverized rocks - like jam spread on stones! The palate was fuller-bodied than expected with lots of damson fruits, blueberry compote, sloe gin berries, hawthorn? - certainly very different. As wine evolved in the glass there was a pleasant jam-like note that worked well with …