Gourt de Mautens, Rasteau 2000

Deep red/purple.

Smoke, earth, grilled meat, fig, spice and a bit of alcohol on the nose. Strangely, this reminds me of San Roman Toro (Tempranillo). Obviously oak-influenced, but mouth-watering nonetheless.

Packed and fairly plush in the mouth, with grainy, omnipresent tannin. Again, this reminds me of San Roman, only here there is more volume thanks to the dominant Grenache component. Compared to earlier vintages of Mautens, this is suave and reasonably refined. Deep, chewy finish.

Rasteau is apparently warmer than Chateauneuf, with a large percentage of very old vines.


$35