Veema GSM AOP Languedoc (2016)

Blend: 45% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre
Aging: 6 months in new French Oak

Hailing from Terrasses du Larzac, and neighboring the legendary Mas de Daumas Gassac, Veema’s time-honored and harmonious combination of Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre offer an engaging wine that preserves the boldness and complexity of that blend. Leather and smoked meat give a brawny edge to a nose of pure, fragrant black fruit, brown spice, vanilla, and violets. A crack of grip braces one for the rush of robust plum and saturated boysenberry that courses across the palate, gaining power and peppery depth on the way to a long, savory finish laced with anise, espresso, and a bloody tang of iron. Substantial enough to stand up to pappardelle with lamb ragú while remaining easy enough drinking to demand another glass or two.