Cote Mas 2014 Languedoc
April 17, 2016 § Leave a comment
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I first came into contact with the brand Cote Mas a few years ago when I was the buyer for a chain of liquor stores. I was introduced to a wine called Cote Mas Intense and man was it intense. For a while there we were moving 15-20 cases/week. The wine was a mouthful of ripe raspberry, cherry and black plum with a generous crushing of black pepper. If am not mistaken it was 70%+ Grenache and it was great.
This wine shows more finesse and I suspect, it is attempting to show that the Languedoc is not just neon paint thrown against a canvas, rather that the Languedoc can also produce wines that are gentle brushstrokes of nuanced shadows and light.
Price ~ $14
Score ~ 7.8/10 Over Delivers
The nose is brimming, almost restrained, with bright ripe raspberry, blueberry and plum. While the palate is well layered, shows finesse and structure. There are no holes in this wine and it finishes with a delightful burst of fruit, pepper and savoury spices.
I would not hesitate to buy this wine again even if it was a couple bucks more, but please don’t change the price. I’m having friends over for a BBQ and I would love to serve it to them. I know that the group has a vegetarian, a few steak lovers, definitely some who default to chicken burgers, and this wine will please them all.
Grapes ~ Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Mouvedre
Store Section ~ France
Availability ~ Both public and private stores
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Knock Out 2014 Red Wine
March 29, 2016 § Leave a comment
I’m always on the lookout for a bill buster wine that over delivers, so when I was cruising through my local store and came across Knock Out 2014 at $8.99, it was just cheap enough and unique enough to catch my attention.
I have had, and enjoyed, a number of wines from Bodegas Castano in the past, so when I saw their name attached to this wine I was sure I was in for a treat.
This is wine is fairly priced. If you are okay with fairly priced then this is a good wine. However I was looking for something that over delivered for the price and I just don’t think this wine did.
Price ~ $8.99
Score ~ $6.3/10 Good Drop
The nose showed dark cherries and red berries with a hint of savoury herbs. The palate is medium bodied and well balanced, and the finish was okay with a touch of fruit flavour.
As for food, this would work okay with lighter comfort foods like simple grilled chicken with BBQ sauce, simple think crust pizza, that sort of thing.
Grapes ~ Monastrell (Mouvedre), Syrah
Store Section ~ Spain
Availability ~ Exclusive to BC Liquor Stores
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