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Southern Rhône

Côtes du Rhône Red

This wine is of consistently high quality in all vintages. Connoisseurs will enjoy its classic expression of the Syrah grape variety combined with the Grenache grape.

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Soil type

Varied soil, sediment, limestone, granite. Pebbles and Alluvia.

Grape variety

60% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre.

Average age of vines

35 years.

Winemaking

Traditional winemakeing methods, temperature controlled fermentation. Long soaking on the skins.

Ageing

1 ½ years in oak foudres.

Average yield

41 Hl / hectare.

Average annual production

3.500.000 bottles.

Tasting

Eye : Deep and dark red. Shiny.

Nose : Fresh fruits with red berries and spices.

Palate : Full, round and racy. Rounded and smooth tannins. A full-bodied, rich and intensly aromatic wine.

Overall : Full with a long finish and plenty of elegance and finesse due to the well balanced tannins and fruit.

Our comment

This classic wine offers top quality year in year out.

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Vintages 2011

Wine Advocate #210 - Dec 2013

Score : 88

The value-priced 2011 Cotes du Rhone (49% Syrah, 46% Grenache and 5% Mourvedre aged 24 months in foudre) over-delivers and exhibits textbook black cherry, smoked earth, olive, underbrush and licorice, as well as a clean, balanced, medium to full-bodied profile on the palate. Rock solid in the vintage and surpassing any number of more expensive releases, it should be consumed over the coming 4-5 years. Jeb Dunnuck.

Gault&Millau

Score : 14,5 / 20

Une vaste gourmandise...aussi large que le Rhône en saveurs...latérales (Jus de cassis, cerise, raisin noir, etc), aussi dense et mouvant que le cours de ce même fleuve. RAS et l'on en redemande...roboratif!

Bettane+Desseauve

Score : 16/20

Magnifiquement rond et gourmand, porté par sa majorité de syrah, à ne pas boire trop chambré, long, égalant de nombreux crus du Sud grâce à la complémentarité des sources et il y en a des millions de bouteilles !

Revue du Vin de France

Score : 14.5 / 20