Domaine LaFage Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lieu Dit La Narassa 2020

A blend of 82% Grenache and 18% Syrah, the 2019 IGP Cotes Catalanes Narassa spent 15 months in a 50-50 mix of tank and demi-muids (15% new). Black cherries and blueberries mingle easily on the nose, joined by hints of maple syrup and licorice. Full-bodied, velvety and super-ripe, it comes across as almost sweet on the lingering finish. Personally, I'd serve it late in the meal, perhaps alongside a well-aged Parmiggiano or similar cheese.

Aromas of ripe blueberries, cassis, mint leaves, rosemary and licorice. It’s full-bodied with soft, ripe tannins. Juicy and fleshy palate. Drink now.

A hedonistic, robust style, with a cascade of blackberry and cassis lined with spices, dusty earth and lashings of sweet vanilla and oak. This is stitched together by soft tannins as it glides through the smoke-tinged finish. Harmonious and mouthfilling. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now. 5,000 cases made, 4,000 cases imported.