Clos Marie "Simon" Pic St. Loup (Languedoc) 2004

Light purple/red.

Crushed rosemary/thyme, earth, savory meat, oak spice and driving red and black fruit nose. Fresh and intense - reminds me of Priorat's best examples. But here I get much more complexity.

Potato/citrus intensity of flavor is a bit unexpected, as is acid/tannin synergy that reaches the front teeth, but does not kill flavor flow. There's a fineness here that is also unexpected, particularly for the Languedoc.

This is loaded. Love to see this in 6-8 years. 50% Grenache/50% Syrah.

Day 3 - Now earth/citrus has migrated to the nose. Deep, but simpler. Round spicy/earthy/taut black fruit in the mouth. Acidity now the dominant structural feature. Another wine that needs several years.

$35