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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2026 (based on 193 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rbhan12 on 10/23/2022 & rated 91 points: PnP, followed for 2 hours. The note giving this 100 points is clearly an error. 50% grenache, 35% syrah, 15% mourvedre.
Nose of dark fruit brambling over leather and graphite. Subtle bacon fat but the richness of the nose is telltale. Palate is medium-full bodied, gentle acid, subtle and elegant glycerin, and tannins that are well hidden but actually rather robust. There is purple fruit and menthol that shows in a supple fashion. Finish shows black olives, blue fruit, tobacco leaf, dried herbs, and rocky chalky tannic structure.
Drinking well now. Fleshy and chewy so it has the bones to last another 5-7 years in the cellar. Great value at $30ish. (1271 views) | | | Tasted by Raywilliams420 on 1/24/2022 & rated 100 points: Succulent. Nose is soft n subtle as the wine opened. Intially had notes of fruit and strong notes of earth. As hours past the nose became more earthy. There are tannins but they are fairly soft it definitely there. Finish is long but not as put together as I would like but then again I tend to like earthy wines. It’s very dry but still somewhat moist which doesn’t make much sense. Would love to age this a few years an see what it becomes. Would buy again for the price. Paid about 35 dollars usd. (984 views) | | | Tasted by JLaRoche on 12/9/2021 & rated 90 points: A fleshy wine with wonderful balance between dark fruits and some hints of pepper. (714 views) |
| Alain Jaume Producer website
U.S. Importer (add'l info)Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
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