(2010 vinatge)

I suspect many people will like this wine for the exact reasons I don't: very jammy, sweet and manufactured. Ripe, heavily extracted, a bit heady at 14%. It has plenty of flavour: stewed berries, herbs, pepper. Oak and tannin kept to a minimum (at least in relation to the fruit).

Fine for inexpensive, casual drinking among wine novices, but stick to France if you want more character, balance and old world style.