Domaine des Rozets

Coteaux du Tricastin Red Rhone Blend

8.511 ratings
6.51 pro ratings
Grignan-les-Adhémar, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Jeff Henderson

Black mission figs and red raspberry. Good minerality and acidity midway through and the dried figs linger. Very good. $14

Black mission figs and red raspberry. Good minerality and acidity midway through and the dried figs linger. Very good. $14

Apr 5th, 2017
Steve

It's a nice everyday table wine. Not a slurper, and yet one has to consider that this chateau changed its name to hide that their vineyards were covered by radioactive material. Was this a significant event?! Who's to say...

Http://fullpullwines.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/2010-domaine-des-rozets-grignan-les-adhemar

"Hello friends. There are many reasons why wines end up as exceptional values. We’ve explored a whole host of those reasons. But not this reason. This is a new one even for me: a wine that is an exceptional value in part thanks to a nuclear accident:

Grignan les Adhemer? What the hell is Grignan les Adhemer?

A very reasonable question. GlA is a sub-AOC of the Rhone Valley. Up until quite recently, it was called Coteaux du Tricastin. Then a teeny little accident happened at the Tricastin Nuclear Power Center in July 2008, where, you know, a mere five thousand gallons of uranium solution were spilled. I believe this guy was in charge of quality control.

Winemakers in Coteaux du Tricastin were horrified that the name “Tricastin” was now associated with a nuclear accident, and they petitioned for an AOC name change, which was approved in the blink of an eye by French wine bureaucracy standards. Two years later, starting with the 2010 vintage, Coteaux du Tricastin became Grignan les Adhemer."

It's a nice everyday table wine. Not a slurper, and yet one has to consider that this chateau changed its name to hide that their vineyards were covered by radioactive material. Was this a significant event?! Who's to say...

Http://fullpullwines.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/2010-domaine-des-rozets-grignan-les-adhemar

"Hello friends. There are many reasons why wines end up as exceptional values. We’ve explored a whole host of those reasons. But not this reason. This is a new one even for me: a wine that is an exceptional value in part thanks to a nuclear accident:

Grignan les Adhemer? What the hell is Grignan les Adhemer?

A very reasonable question. GlA is a sub-AOC of the Rhone Valley. Up until quite recently, it was called Coteaux du Tricastin. Then a teeny little accident happened at the Tricastin Nuclear Power Center in July 2008, where, you know, a mere five thousand gallons of uranium solution were spilled. I believe this guy was in charge of quality control.

Winemakers in Coteaux du Tricastin were horrified that the name “Tricastin” was now associated with a nuclear accident, and they petitioned for an AOC name change, which was approved in the blink of an eye by French wine bureaucracy standards. Two years later, starting with the 2010 vintage, Coteaux du Tricastin became Grignan les Adhemer."

Nov 3rd, 2014
Kira Peterson

$12 good smooth label we can't read!

$12 good smooth label we can't read!

May 3rd, 2013
Chris Franke

Just almost drinkable... Okay, too harsh, peppery cab franc characteristics

Just almost drinkable... Okay, too harsh, peppery cab franc characteristics

Mar 15th, 2013
Isabelle Rohr

Isabelle had this 11 years ago

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Sep 2nd, 2013
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Nov 15th, 2013
Michael Scrogan

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May 3rd, 2013
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Feb 18th, 2013