Domaine de Couron Cotes du Rhone, 2020

60% Grenache, 40% Grenache from vines averaging 47 years 45 miles northwest of Avignon.

Darker ruby than a traditional Cotes du Rhone. Also bigger and more tannic. Perhaps some oak, but maybe that's because of the relatively high proportion of Syrah in the blend. Dark cherries and blueberries. Somewhat rough on the mid-palate but a pleasing level of acidity and intensity on the finish. Not the traditional Cotes du Rhone style I loved during the 1980s and 1990s but a good wine that I would buy at $10 to $12 a bottle.