Some time back we were invited to an open house for one of the local banks. They were trying to get Allison's business as she was looking at purchasing her dental practice. We of course signed up for the drawing of a gift basket, never expecting to win but lo and behold we did. The basket contained 2 bottles of wine -- this one and a sparkling wine.
We have been very hesitant to open either of these, thinking that they were going to be sweet (based on what was being served at the open house). Finally a couple of days ago we broke down and popped the cork on this one... and we were very pleasantly surprised!
I had never heard of Marselan, but a quick Google reveals that it is originally a French grape that is a hybrid of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache that was first introduced in 1961. According to the Wikipedia entry for it, it typically produces medium styled wines but there is very little else about it.
We found it to be on the heavier side of medium bodied but it definitely was not as big as I would have suspected based on the pedigree. Lots of fruit on the nose and early palate but balanced with some cassis, notes of leather and a touch of oak on the finish. It was a decent bottle of wine, but not one that I think we would drink on a regular basis.
Probably would have been better with some food to go along with it -- maybe a slow cooked roast or perhaps grilled chicken.
Cheers!
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