Domaine Melody, Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Friandise 2022 Oxfordshire

Domaine Melody, Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Friandise 2022 Oxfordshire"Young Syrah (av age 15 years) from clay limestone, galet stone soils on Les Chassis at Mercurol, notably Thalabert, destemmed, 5 day pre fermentation crop cooling at 8C, 14 18 day steel vat vinification at 25 28C, pumping overs only, aged 80% steel vat, 20% 4 7 year 228 litre oak casks 6 7 months, unfined, filtered The bouquet verges on the copious, comes with prune and crushed blackberry fruit airs, a note of grilling and damp leaves. The palate is

grassy single malts from the Highlands and Speyside

The nose opens with strawberry

Smooth tannins

this wine displays an overt Old World character and would not look out of place in a Cote Rotie tasting

lovely early drinking claret

Great value

all contribute to the crowd pleasing

It comes on with a big blast of stone fruit and citrus zest and the high notes in the aroma lead you to a delirious array of flavours in the finish

Racy citrus fruit

The result is a smooth yet powerful wine with a long

Flavours of rhubarb

there may be some familiar faces