Franco Mondo, Le Rose 2018 – Nizza

The wine has a deep ruby color. The nose is ripe, even jammy, gourmand and savoury, with a refined spiciness, beautiful complexity and concentration. The first nose expresses notes of dark chocolate, dried red fruits (strawberry, raspberry), cocoa, mint chocolate, chocolate prunes and sweet spices (bourbon vanilla, cinnamon, licorice, grated nutmeg, ground cumin, crushed coriander seeds), as well as fresh tobacco, flowers (cherry blossom, peony, rose syrup, lotus) and a fine touch of torrefaction (caramelized almond, coffee with milk). The palate is tight, tannic, a little dry on the attack. The mid-palate is silky and chocolatey, the finish is persistent, tasty, spicy and gourmand. We find notes of fresh morello cherry, red cherry jam, prunes in chocolate, cherry in chocolate, dried red cherry, raspberry coulis, wild plum with its tannic touch, as well as bitter cocoa, licorice, toasted vanilla, crushed coriander seeds and cloves, as well as a touch of fresh tobacco, mint chocolate and a very light touch of undergrowth. The acidity is salivating and fresh. A pleasant powdery touch and the bitterness of cocoa on the finish. A tasty, silky and gourmand wine, with controlled power.