Château Saint Roch Chimères 2016, Ap Côtes Du Roussillon Villages
Critic Reviews (3)
Of excellent value, this southern syrah-based blend balances a delicate degree of toasty wood and smokiness with a...
Shows abundant black and blue fruit, and some wood smoke and earth - a characterful, resinous herb-flavoured wine,...
Chimères is nothing if not deep, dark, handsome, modern and hedonistically rich southern French red wine. Wouldn’t...
Community Reviews (3)
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Rich, ultra ripe, picking up some almost syrupy notes on the finish. Loads of herb-infused flavours, along with some pepper and smoky notes. The 15% alcohol (or is it even higher?) is quite notable. A lot of character for $17 and certainly warms you up on a dreary December evening but how much better could this wine have been if they had picked the grapes a little earlier and go for a bit more balance? Tasted Dec 2018.
I am not going with the consensus on this one. Harsh and unpleasant. The 15% alcohol level makes this a heavy slog.