Tasting- Jean Royer Le Petit Roy

This 2010 Jean Royer Le Petit Roy is a Grenache and Syrah variety from France, priced at $19.95. The Vintage Cellar said, "Deep dark crimson red colour. The nose displays youthful freshly crushed raspberry aromas followed by some cherry, plum and spice. the palate is a youthful essence of Grenache possessing excellent concentration with mouth-filling flavours of raspberry, plum, dark cherry, confectionary and spice. Very fine grained well integrated tannins. Good length with long raspberry, plum and spice aftertaste. cellar 3-4 years". I thought that this wine tasted of dark berries, especially raspberry, and black pepper among other spices. It had a strong taste and was also very bitter.