Domaine de la Mordorée – La Dame Rousse 2016 – Côtes du Rhône

The nose is racy, elegant, slightly gourmand and offers intensity as well as minerality. It reveals notes of wild berries, cherries and small notes of fleshy cassis combined with touches of raspberry, laurel, olive as well as subtle hints of Sichuan pepper, sweet blond tobacco / tea and spices. The palate is fruity, silky, well-built, precise and offers roundness, a small generosity, a fine acidulous frame, freshness as well as a good definition. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black / Bigarreau cherry and small notes of ripe / juicy red berries associated with small notes of cassis, fleshy raspberry as well as touches of flowers, laurel, small touches of racy minerality and discreet hints of sweet spices. The tannins are fine and a bit firm.