Tasting- "Dom de Fenouillet Beaumes de Venise 2010"

Dom de Fenouillet Beaumes de Venise 2010

• Variety: 50% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre
• Region: Rhone Valley
• Country: France
• Year: 2010
• Price: $23.95
• Shop review:
• "One of the most rare Rhone wines you will encounter.  Sourced from the oldest vines of the domaine (75 years old as of 2011) from a hillside "combe" in the shadow of the Dentelles de Montmirail and just over the hill from Gigondas.  The vineyard is a mix of clay and limestone and harvest levels are low, usually reaching at most 35 hectoliters per hectare.  The wine is aged in cement cuves for two years before being bottled unfiltered.  The final grape blend is usually: 50% Syrah, 35% Grenache and 15% Mourvedre."
• My review:
• I thought it was interesting that this wine was aged in cement tanks, which I had never heard of.  However, it tasted very oak-y and smokey, as if it was aged in oak barrels.  I also tasted notes of coffee and licorice.  With all of those bold flavors, this was a very intense red wine and I really did not like it.
• I did not have this wine with food.
• Tasted at the Vintage Cellar wine tasting on 04/06/2013.