La Purisima Filarmonia MSM 14% (750ml)
La Purisima
MSM stands for Monastrell, Syrah and Merlot, 34% of the former and 33% of the others. Certified organic & vegan, this is a crowd pleaser, offering a gush of very ripe fruit - plum, blackberry and dark cherry - all underpinned by hints of vanilla and cinnamon. The ripe Syrah brings a certain sweetness. There's a pleasing mouth-coating quality too, with just a little well integrated tannin. The instruments on the label are presumably intended to symbolise the varieties playing in harmony: certainly this is smooth and rounded. Now-2024 Easy going but flavoursome blend from a Co-Op in the south of Spain. Big dark fruit flavours, minimal tannin it is a classic “gateway wine” for those getting into wine and red wine.