DOMAINE DE LA TERRE ROUGE "Tête-à-Tête" Sierra Foothills 2016

750mL | 14.5% | 39% Grenache, 39% Mourvèdre & 22% Syrah A 2015 domestic Rhône blend? Yeah, you heard that right-- and she's delicious! Ripe boysenberry, black cherry, and inviting spice on the nose. The palate opens up to smokey and meaty flavors, offering a savory backbone. With soft tannins and gentle acidity, Tête-à-Tête offers roundness and complexity with a lengthy finish. Winemaker Bill Easton says this about his wine, "2015 was a year where most of our Rhône varietal lots had brightness and ripe fruit. For us, it was more of an average growing season, but this was the third year of a three year drought. Te fruit developed nicely all summer, with no surprises, and we received good flavor development. Tis wine drinks like wines from solid Côtes-du- Rhône Villages vintage: sappy, spicy, mouth-filling, and nuanced."