2018 De Lille Cellars Métier Red
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Blackberry and tar with some spice on the nose. Bark, too. Full-to medium-bodied with round, juicy tannins and a flavorful finish. Rather creamy and delicious. 50% mourvedre, 28% grenache, 20% syrah and 2% cinsault. Drink now or hold.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
James Suckling
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Good dark red. Expressive aromas of raspberry, strawberry, fennel, licorice and peppery herbs, along with a faint suggestion of cured meats. Smooth and suave but firm on entry, offering lovely density and energy to its red berry, spice and lavender flavors. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins and rising floral/herbal persistence. Still very youthful and built to expand with bottle aging, but smooth and flavorful right now. This struck me as a bit more brisk than the 2017.
With a classic ruby center, the 2018 Metier is a blend of 39% Grenache, 39% Mourvedre, 19% Syrah and 3% Cinsault. The wine is expressive and opens to a nose full of dusty red fruit and subtle black spices with hints of dusty cherry skin, licorice and baked earth. Medium to full-bodied, it has a youthful and energetic appeal across the mid-palate before showing soft flavors of dried herbs and potpourri on the lingering finish. I see this being a crowd-pleaser to anyone who likes CDP. The wine fermented in stainless steel and aged for 16 months in neutral French oak. 12,550 bottles produced.