Tasting - Château Serres Sainte Lucie Corbières

Name:  Château Serres Sainte Lucie Corbières

Variety:  Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre

Region:  Corbières

Country:  France

Year:  NV

Price: $4.95

Tasting Date and Location: 4 April 2013 at Vintage Cellar

Winery review:  Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre Superb dark garnet color with a few reflections of dark orange. Intense nose of ripe fruits, spices, and roasted coffee. The palate is rounded and full, with silky matured tannins and hints of vanilla. This wine is rich and powerful with layers of tannins.

My review: Hah, not a great smelling wine at all.  It really did smell like a week-worn dirty sock.  It was hard to expect much from the wine after the nose.  The tannins really came through and it was tart on the finish.  The finish was not clean as that the tartness lingered.  Would recommend only if someone was curious to know what a funky-smelling wine smells like.

I tasted this on its own with no food.