Dark ruby, purple edges and staining.  Considerable sediment.  Simple, grape-juice nose fairly reminiscent of cheap France-Sud with delicate floral and cellar-floor notes.  Sulphite-free.  I purposely left this thing open overnight to see what sort of stress I could subject it to.  It held up surprisingly good, but it’s young.  In the mouth, simple and thin–almost *home-wine-ish*, but with a sort of flower-petal,  cake-frosting elegance to it.  Brightly acidic and tannic.  A good simple quaffer.

2013 Gerard Bertrand Naturae Merlot Organic Wine Sulphite Free France Sud 13.5

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