Domaine de la Janasse Vin de Pays de la Principauté d'Orange Terre de Bussière
David: A Vin de Pays is the term for a French country wine, with less exacting standards than wines designated with Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). Still, some of these can be great wine values. This one is a great example. The wine is 65% merlot and 35% Syrah grapes. The color is a beautiful, rich dark red with hints of purple. The wine opens up well with decanting. Nose indicates dark fruit with spice box, tobacco and a scent of (as Parker points out) camphor. Full bodied and rich. Beautifully layered with black cherry, currants, plum with well integrated tannins turning the tongue to sandpaper but without bitterness. Fruit is well balanced with spice and these flavors blend together in a long pleasant finish.
Score: 4.6/5
Jessica: This was a delicious wine. I immediately detected smokey tones and sweet fruits--likely cherry--on tongue. Sloshing it around the mouth was fun b/c while the tannins were present, they created a mouth-tingling puckery sensation that was not overly dry or bitter. I also detected the spices in this wine and would say overall this wine achieved a brilliant state of balance. Yum!
4.6/5
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