This is a real cracker.
Les Six - Cairanne (Côtes-du-Rhône Villages).
The 'Six' refers to the mix of grape varieties involved in its making: Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Counoise. The classic Rhône varieties along with the rarer Counoise, most often associated with Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
You can read more about the origins of this wine here.
Made and distributed by Boutinot, it is a fabulous layer cake of fruit flavours, each revealing itself in succession both on the nose and on the palate in the course of a never ending finish. Tannins there are, but silky and unobtrusive. Freshness in abundance too, and despite the 14.5% ABV this wine remains light as a feather.
I would happily drink this wine every day - however it is a bit pricey to be a true everyday drinker priced at just under £16.00 at Chislehurst Wines (@chiswines).
But if you can, it is too good to miss.
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