Nose
There is a haunting minty, coffee-mocha, candied chocolate-covered orange-peel scent. No, wait, it’s absolutely, positively pastilles de violette. Or is it blueberries? The crazy, exotic, haunting spice-box nose reminds me of why we elected to called our Syrah bottling, Le Pousseur. This wine is bloody, bloody good—no small measure of raw or maybe smoked meat on the nose and bacon fat, of course, with a lifted note of those violets again.
Palate
On the palate, the wine is medium rich in body, with velvety tannins, good natural acidity.
Food Pairing
Lahmajoon (Armenian ground lamb/beef pizza), Gigot d’Agneau (or anything else smoky), Lamb with Rosemary, Hanger Steak with Frites, Lamb Burgers with Mint Pesto, Pepper-Crusted Tuna, Aussie Sausage Rolls, Thanksgiving Dinner, Blue Cheese (if you stuffed some dates with blue cheese and wrapped them with proscuitto or bacon that sure wouldn’t hurt anything).
