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    Les Clos de Paulilles Banyuls Rimage - Just Add Chocolate For A Little Slice of Heaven

    By: Jon Thorsen Published: May 4, 2012 Last Updated: March 3, 2021

    2008-Domaine-de-Paulilles-Banyuls-Rimage

    100% Black Grenache dessert wine from Banyuls, France.

    Sample submitted for review. SRP of $20 for a 500 ml bottle and available for as low as $17.

    From the bottle:

    "We suggest pairing a food, flavor or spice a similar color to the wine. Here are some suggestions:
    chocolate
    strawberry
    blackberry
    raspberry
    ...and foie gras, blue cheese.

    French dessert wine. 16.0% Alcohol"

    Today's wine comes from the Banyuls vineyard in French Catalonia which is between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. The wine is made in a similar style to Port - grapes are harvested overripe and the wine is fortified with a neutral grape spirit, but only the best wines from the best vintages are "declared" which represents at most 20% of the production in a given year.

    The 2009 Les Clos de Paulilles Banyuls Rimage begins with nice aromas of dense blackberry, vanilla, plum, licorice and a little cinnamon. The wine tastes of sweet blackberry jam, caramel and vanilla and features a good silky texture plus a thick and rich mouthfeel. It ends with a nice burst of spice on the delicious and long finish which has lingering chocolate and blackberry notes. This one tastes similar to Port, but perhaps a little softer. Really just a delicious dessert wine that is simply decadent with a good dark chocolate dessert.

    See a listing of local retailers selling this wine here.


    Taste Rating: 9              Cost Rating: 4
    Overall Rating: 7.8

    Recommended Buy


    Filed Under: Dessert Wine, France, Grenache

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