Off Topic: Louis Bernard Cotes du Rhone 2013 – $$

Dark purple plum.  12.5% alc.

My nose is full of cold and I can hardly smell a thing, but this wine tastes pretty good – soft, ripe and fruity.  Good density and balance. A nip of tannin. There are savoury aromas there as well, but I shouldn’t trust the olfactory equipment too much tonight…

We are off to Fiji in the morning for a few days in the sun, and life is swell! 88 points