Pronounced perfume on the nose, with some pepper and dark spices. On the palate, there is an immense and immediate sense of red fruit density, power and spice, before the ebullience rolls back to reveal a fine tannic texture. Beautifully lithe, ripe red berries persist on the finish. Nadine says, ”I think in a blind tasting, Carquelin is more Châteauneuf-du-Pape than Moulin-à-Vent! “(I am not sure how that fits with my Pinot Noir comment above, other than to note that Gamay, Pinot and Grenache do share attributes, and geographically their homes are roughly equidistant...)