Went to a wine tasting last night here in Ann Arbor. There were 50 french wines from all over the country. My fav for the area was the Languedoc/south-west region. But in particular Domaine Berthet-Rayne Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition was my personal favorite.

red-brick in color; initially slightly chemical-papery-old books like, then but after opening up wonderful earthy-dusty tones including a Shitake mushroom and floral notes

Country: France
Color: Red / Brick Red
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pauillac Controlee
Vineyard: Domaines Baron De Rothschild
Quality: Grand Cru Classé
Alcohol Content: 13%
Food: beef w/ mushrooms and sause, green beans, au gratin
Notes: complex aroma, it tasted like earth/dirt (in a very good way) upon first opening, no tannins, dry, as it opened up it lost some of the grittiness and developed a peaty smoky aroma which was somewhat missing from the favors as you tasted it, plum is to sweet, tomatoes to acidic, perhaps like weak strawberries; the favor profile was long