Domaine Gramenon Cotes du Rhone L'Elementaire 2018 Bottle:1 not as opulent but with

not as opulent but with great length and ageability

Aromas of ripe cranberry

The wine is amply structured

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Domaine Gramenon Cotes du Rhone L'Elementaire 2018 Bottle:1 not as opulent but with100% Grenache. This is a superb parcel, not from the actual Gramenon Estate, but from 50 year old vines from a 5ha property they purchased in 2007 in Valreas and converted to bio dynamics. I always love this wine as it is always somewhat hedonistic in youth. 2018 was a standout at the tasting; it is deep in pitch as always, lush and brims with beguiling floral, stony scents and a deep carnal richness. In the mouth it is compact to start then fans out