Château Saint-Roch Château Saint-Roch Kerbuccio 2020 750ml

Chocolate, walnuts, ripe plums, blueberries, sweet tobacco, cassis and mint on the nose. Some ash. It’s full-bodied with muscular, broad and integrated tannins. Rich and chocolaty. Very polished. 65% grenache (80 years old) and 35% syrah (40 years old) from two blocks on black slate soil. Sustainable. Drink or hold.

A blend of 65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre from black-schist soils, the 2020 Maury Sec Château Saint-Roch Kerbuccio is a terrific effort, marked by scents of cracked pepper and menthol, crushed stone, black cherries, black olives and black licorice. And yes, it's dark-hued as well. Medium to full-bodied, it's concentrated and intense but silky in feel, with a long, elegant finish. It's a terrific value in a hearty, but ready-to-drink red.