Inadvertently, I let this one sit for an hour or so in my glass, and when I came back to it I was enormously surprised at how much the wine had opened up. The Féraud-Brunel Côtes du Rhône Villages consists of a high percentage of Grenache, a grape typically found in southern Rhône-style wines. When I first popped open the bottle, I got [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Rhone Valley’
March 6, 2008
Weekend Wine: Côtes du Rhône Villages (Féraud-Brunel Côtes du Rhône Villages 2005, $15)
January 18, 2008
Weekday Wine: Côtes du Rhône (Domaine de la Garrigue “Cuvee Romaine” 2005, $13)
Try this wine and you are guaranteed at least a “hmmmm.” Think dark berries, must, tobacco, even a little bit of old leather; picture an old library, close your eyes and take a deep breath. There are no tropical fruits or florals here.
I was drawn to seek out a Rhône for today because I recently heard a bit about 2005’s having been a killer year [...]
