M. Chapoutier
Belleruche Côtes-du-Rhône Grenache-Syrah Blend
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Dusty red color. Smoke meaty nose. Med + body with black cherry jelly. Nice complexity for the price. Well done. $10
Dusty red color. Smoke meaty nose. Med + body with black cherry jelly. Nice complexity for the price. Well done. $10
Jun 20th, 2014Intense aromas of bacon, dried black fig, black cherry, licorice, smokiness, lots of black peppers....definitely dried fruit driven aromas. med body, med plus acidity, med p intensity, moderate plus amount of spiciness comes with delicious black fruit and oak tannins-which are melted perfectly delicously at this moment-, moderate tannins, layer of bitterness and driness on the end...Great glass wine, that can be paired with lamb chop with touch of salsa spiciness, 깐풍기!!! Yum!
Intense aromas of bacon, dried black fig, black cherry, licorice, smokiness, lots of black peppers....definitely dried fruit driven aromas. med body, med plus acidity, med p intensity, moderate plus amount of spiciness comes with delicious black fruit and oak tannins-which are melted perfectly delicously at this moment-, moderate tannins, layer of bitterness and driness on the end...Great glass wine, that can be paired with lamb chop with touch of salsa spiciness, 깐풍기!!! Yum!
Oct 7th, 2016The 2011 is nicely balanced and everything I would hope for in a Cote du Rhone
The 2011 is nicely balanced and everything I would hope for in a Cote du Rhone
Nov 19th, 2014
Really good white Rhone and priced at on about $12. Stock up on it
Really good white Rhone and priced at on about $12. Stock up on it
Dec 13th, 2013
Have a soft spot for Cotes-du-Rhone!
Have a soft spot for Cotes-du-Rhone!
Mar 4th, 2013Peppery/spicy, grippy tannins, earthy, hint of licorice. Dry fruit. Would probably go well with bbq/ribs. Tasted again after being opened for 4 days--still possessed tannin, but showed much better. Really opened up.
Peppery/spicy, grippy tannins, earthy, hint of licorice. Dry fruit. Would probably go well with bbq/ribs. Tasted again after being opened for 4 days--still possessed tannin, but showed much better. Really opened up.
Jun 7th, 2015