Tramontane Collioure

Perfect accompaniment to pork roast

Friday Night @ Weygandt (Weygandt Wines - Washington, D.C.) : Despite the weird label reminiscent of te early 1990s video game series Kirby, this is a serious wine. 100 percent grenache from the southern-most appellation in France. I tasted two bottles of this wine, one was opened that night, the other 24 hours previously. The two tastings made clear to me that this wine can age, and should age. Day 2: Great raspberry aromas, savory spices, nutmeg, allspice. The palate …

Good for what it is. Very juicy fruity, jammy, even candied wine. Lots of sweet cherry, watermelon, jam, cranberry, and some complexity. Had good acid so it didn't wear you out. It was easy and even refreshing to a degree. Bigger tannins than expected. Hot wine, needs big food to balance out. Worked out ok with red meat. I'ts a tad spendy, but I can see lots of people liking this style of big fruity bombastic wine, but with some …

Popped and poured. Another very fruity Collioure, rather sweet, lots of fruit, definitely a wine from a hot place.