Crème de cassis and blackberry aromas sufficient to fill the room emerge on the nose of Sorrel's 2017 Hermitage Le Greal

with great complexity and nuance

Graphite and herbed black olive notes underscore the crushed blackberry and currant fruit in this inky red

This won’t win any awards for elegance but it doesn’t lack for size and character

This is a beautiful wine at rest after spending time in the nine-meter-deep cellar vaults of the historic domaine

Numanthia Vintage:2004 Crème de cassis and blackberryDark violet. Spicy dark berry aromas are complicated by orange peel, cinnamon and clove. Medium bodied black raspberry and cassis flavors are given an exotic accent by Asian spices and violet pastille. The silky tannins are almost overwhelmed by the wine's spicy fruit. Finishes brisk and long, with an echo of cracked pepper. Josh Raynolds