Lirac, Southern Rhône
Château de Saint-Cosme
Côtes du Rhône Syrah 2022
Cute little building on the label. Lovely red, red wine color. Smells like I imagine the warm, dry hills of the Rhône must smell. Hint of red berries. Some chaparral stuff (or garrigue as they call it over the pond). Flavors are classic and very clean. Berry jam, fresh cut herbs, beets, little smoke, black licorice. This is a lovely little bottle of red. Crowd pleasing yet complex. The Paul Simon of wines. — a month ago
Domaine Raspail-Ay
Gigondas Red Rhone Blend
Lovely, soft tannins, ripe fruit 2019 — 16 days ago
Domaine Charvin
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2022
Nose: candied pink rose petal. Sorta closed. Lovely.
Palate: well made. Mid season cherry.
Very good length
Grapevine. — a month ago
Domaine du Pegau
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2020
Deep garnet. Blackberry, ripe black plum, cherry, and vanilla, layered with notes of black pepper, licorice, smoke, leather, and earthy spice. Full-bodied and fruit-forward on the palate with velvety texture and a long finish. Balanced with medium acidity and tannins. There’s a touch of rustic mustiness initially, but it opens beautifully with air. Let it breathe and you’ll be rewarded. It’s only going to get more interesting with age. — 5 months ago
Will Stanley
I’ve been so eager to open the 2019 Les Cailloux, the first of a case that I bought a couple of years ago following a visit to C9DP during which I first tried the wine. This is an exemplary wine for the region, predominantly old-vine Grenache with around 30% (I think) other varieties, which is both powerful and pure, striking a lovely balance between a modern, terroir-driven style and the natural rusticity of the appellation. I enjoyed this so much I made no notes, so can’t say much more other than that I’m delighted to have a case of this and would recommend it to anyone interested in fresh, pure and ageworthy examples of Châteauneuf. — 7 days ago