A Fine Line

Paul Jaboulet Aine, Parallel 45 from Cote de Rhone, this is the Rhone I've been wanting to try since reading about it. I found it at Ben's for $13. It's 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah. The vines are 25 years old. The wine is aged in stainless steel tanks. The wine is from Pont de l'Isere village which is on the 45th parallel. This is soil near Hermitage where vineyards have been in existence for more than 2000 years! That just fires the imagination. The nose is chocolate and berries. The taste is rhaspberry, lemon, and soil. This is a smooth wine with a long tannic finish. Parallele 45 is a fine line.