The cold bluster of January’s winter chill can easily be overcome with a glass or two of this superb red wine bargain that’s sure to please! Whether you are a novice or aficionado, everyone loves a deal and this traditionally fashioned, artisinal production flat-out delivers! Highly respected critic and Rhône devotée Josh Raynolds of Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar recently bestowed a whopping 93-94 point score on this gem noting, “Vivid purple. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes red and dark berry preserves, pit fruits, potpourri and smoky garrigue. [It] stains the palate with intense black raspberry and cherry flavors that pick-up an exotic floral pastille nuance with air - rich but lithe, with excellent finishing clarity and gentle tannic grip.”We have long been fans of the domaine and consider Gour de Chaulé to be amongst the top 3-5 estates in the commune of Gigondas. Our notes (and we have already enjoyed several bottles) reference an enticing bouquet of lavender and herbs de Provence in conjunction with a refined and sophisticated palate of black raspberry and black cherry fruits that are nicely nuanced with complements of white pepper, black olive, garrigue and fennel. With the Rhône Valley’s spectacular run of 2010 coming to a close, why not load up on one the vintage’s top “bang-for-the-buck” releases. Blended primarily from Grenache with small dollops of Syrah and Mourvedre, the quality here that’s at play goes way beyond much of the Châteauneuf du Pape currently in the market and at a fraction of the cost!
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