Costieres de Nimes offers good value wines for drinking over the short to medium term. Such is the case with this Syrah from Chateau Campuget. There's a real sense of Mediterranean sunshine about this wine, not to say that it is overripe or overdone in any way.
Laden with dark berry fruit, liquorice and hung game, it is a lovely wine that simply says ‘drink me’. As to when, it is good to go now, but should hold for another 3-4 years.
2013 CHATEAU CAMPUGET COSTIERES DE NIMES 1753 SYRAHProducer: Chateau Campuget
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Region: Languedoc, France
ABV: 13.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 29 October 2016
Tasting Note:
Mid-crimson in appearance. Attractive nose of hung meat/charcuterie, black cherry and blackberry. Medium bodied, soft and round, dark fruited with suggestions of game, black pepper and cured meat. Good length. Solid as a rock.
Score: 16/20
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