From the base of the Pyrenées comes this blend of Merlot, Syrah and Grenache. The nose offers fresh ripe berries and a hint of citrus rind, but the palate is more dilute and scattered. It also carries a slight pickled taste, probably courtesy of the barrels it was aged in. The texture is good and the tannins are tame, but all in all it just doesn't rise to the occasion. —M.S.
From the base of the Pyrenées comes this blend of Merlot, Syrah and Grenache. The nose offers fresh ripe berries and a hint of citrus rind, but the palate is more dilute and scattered. It also carries a slight pickled taste, probably courtesy of the barrels it was aged in. The texture is good and the tannins are tame, but all in all it just doesn't rise to the occasion. —M.S.
From the base of the Pyrenées comes this blend of Merlot, Syrah and Grenache. The nose offers fresh ripe berries and a hint of citrus rind, but the palate is more dilute and scattered. It also carries a slight pickled taste, probably courtesy of the barrels it was aged in. The texture is good and the tannins are tame, but all in all it just doesn't rise to the occasion. —M.S.
From the base of the Pyrenées comes this blend of Merlot, Syrah and Grenache. The nose offers fresh ripe berries and a hint of citrus rind, but the palate is more dilute and scattered. It also carries a slight pickled taste, probably courtesy of the barrels it was aged in. The texture is good and the tannins are tame, but all in all it just doesn't rise to the occasion. —M.S.