Domaine du Mas Blanc "Clos du Moulin" Collioure 2004

Very deep red.

Clay, cranberry, earth, spice nose. Deep, intense. Raspberry liqueur late.

Structure, fine-grained, hits immediately, framing slightly sweet, middle-weight flavors of cherry/earth/clay. This is considerably deeper than the Junquets. Good length, with significant chew. Absolutely no fat here.

Day 4 - Deep earth/clay, mocha component on the nose, fruit underneath. There's a lightness on the palate that is easily confused (I think I was guilty of this) with a lack of depth/concentration. Very nice mid-palate flesh, with earth and fruit flavors riding through lightly tannic finish. Something ethereal about the way the flavor "hangs" in the mouth. Light and long, very unusual.



$35