Been back from Florida for a few days now, drank plenty of cider while away and bought a few wines at a place called Total Wines, which seems to be a large chain down there (and the selection, wow) ... but that did not stop me from digging into my own cellar this Monday evening and finding a Languedoc wine from France to pair with the burgers we were having for dinner. This Le Cirque is a four grape blend of Grenache, Carignan, Mourvedre and Syrah and it's a lovely sip and smell: Nose is full of raspberry, vanilla, white pepper, cinnamon and cassis with elements of smoked cedar in the background. Taste is also inviting but not as complex (yet) with cassis and white pepper being carried on a bed of smoke and cedar. My hope is that as this wine ages the fruit will lift and that cedar element will dissipate a little more, rounding out those edges. Right now is very good with the potential of being great.
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