Elegant with notes of red fruit, tobacco and fresh herbs. Earthy mineral notes with smooth, well-integrated tannins, finishing with juicy fruit and hints of black pepper.
Bright notes of sour cherries and raspberries with a hint of pleasing herbal aromas that lift the wine. Light body with soft chalky tannins and fresh acid. The strength of this wine is its simplicity and easiness to drink. Serve slightly chilled with raclette or a plate of pâtés and charcuteries.
Clear deep plum red. Rich and mature nose of cassis and oak with blueberry and a touch of fig. Full bodied and mouth-coating with cherry and prune flavours seasoned with a dash of black pepper, finishing on bitter chocolate. Tannins still muscular and the acidity is a bit high. Value. Will last another year or two.
Dense purple colour. Cedary, spicy, herbal, blackberry nose with notes of pepper. Medium- to full-bodied, dry and savoury, firmly structured with black olive and black plum flavours, finishing on seductive ripe tannins.
The elegance of this rosé made from 100% Grenache is a testament to Stéphane Vedeau’s sensibility. Bright acid with medium body and delicate notes of white peaches and pink grapefruit. More linear than one might expect from a rosé from southern Rhône, thanks to the cooler site of Clos Bellane planted at 410 metres on calcareous soils. Ideal as an aperitif.
Unusual blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Clear pale vermilion (a colour commonly called “peach”, although the colour of this wine is quite different from that of peach flesh). Medium nose of melon, orange, nectarine and a hint of grapefruit. Light-bodied with sharp acidity, tasting of assorted red berries. Drink up.
A Costco house label wine. Clear medium-deep yellow-tinged vermilion. Forward and appealing nose of red berries, also peaches and bananas. But on the palate the flavours of bananas and Maraschino cherry are heavy, sweet and crude. Initially appealing, but two glasses are more than enough. Drink now.