The producer is one I keep hearing and reading very good things about. And I saw from her Vivino reviews that TY once had and liked the Terres Falmet Mourvedre when she had it. (Without me, I may add.) So, when I was placing an order from CWM, it was past time to finally try some of the Terres Falmet wines. First up is the Cinsault. The Mourvedre will follow at some point.
Cinsault is an under-appreciated grape, if you ask me. And many other people; I can’t claim originality for that observation. But handled and grown well, it can make some nice stuff, to use a technical term. Terres Falmet has the reputation for making nice stuff. So, hopes are high.
In the glass
Medium. Ruby. Nice. One will often write something like ‘fades towards the rim’ in order to fill up the space under appearance. But it doesn’t really fade towards the rim much at all. So I’m filling up the space by telling you it doesn’t, not that it does. Job done, space filled.
The nose
Cherries. Red currants? There’s definitely a nose on this one. Which, for some reason puts me in mind of the old vaudeville routine: ‘My dog has no nose.’ ‘No nose?! How does he smell?’ ‘Awful!!’ This, in contrast, smells nice. The cherries have a bit of something – more like maraschino cherries than bog standard ones, for me.
The palate
Yum. More technically, dry, medium body. Flavourful. There’s a hint of sourness on the palate that works quite well. The acidity gives it a nice lift and a bit of zip. The tannins are fine and well-integrated.
The palate shifts a bit towards darker fruits than on the nose. More dark cherries than maraschino. But to be honest, I don’t have a lot more on the taste aspect of the wine. I was enjoying it too much. It a good wine, and it goes down easily. Eminently quaffable, either alone or with friends, if you have them.
That’s not to say quaffing is all that it is good for. Just that it’s a wine that inspires you to want more. It also goes well with food. In this instance, besides tasting on its own, I had it with a white pizza with spinach on a spelt base, which was a very nice combination.
Rating
Pretty on visuals, Yummy-plus overall. I think I could easily drink way too much of this, and not get tired of it. Have been Coravin-ing a bit of it for most of the week, and still not tired of it.
Sustainability
Pretty much does it all. Not certified organic (see their webpage for why) but they are certified under the High Environmental Value programme. Low intervention.
The technical info
13.5% ABV; Cinsault; £14.00 from Cambridge Wine Merchants.