Domaine LaFage Cotes Catalanes Narassa 2020

A blend of Grenache and Syrah, generally in about a 4:1 ratio, the 2020 IGP Cotes Catalanes Narassa features appealing, complex aromas of violets and plummy fruit, reminiscent of blackberries and blueberries. Picked as two separate harvests-one in September and one in November-and then blended, this is full-bodied, richly concentrated and fleshy, with a velvety finish that shows a touch of warmth. It's winter-weight wine, for sure.

A hedonistic, robust style, with a cascade of blackberry and cassis lined with spices, dusty earth and lashings of sweet vanilla and oak. This is stitched together by soft tannins as it glides through the smoke-tinged finish. Harmonious and mouthfilling. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now. 5,000 cases made, 4,000 cases imported.