Cotes du Vivarais 2009
Description
A full-bodied, earthy, dry, red Rhône wine. This Côtes du Vivarais has bouquet of dark hedgerow berries precedes a full-bodied palate of black fruit with warming undertones of earth and spices.
- Style: Red Wine, Dry (Sec), Full-bodied
- Region: Rhone, Ardeche,
- Producer: Vignerons Ardéchois
- Vintage: 2009
- Grape variety (Cépage): Grenache Noir, Syrah
- Wine pairing - drink with: Casserole, Game
- Cellarage: Made for relatively forward drinking this will keep for up to 3 years if well cellared.
- Vinification: Grapes from low-yielding old vines grown on a limestone soil are harvested at optimum maturity and vinified in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 14.5%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
Côtes du Vivarais 2009
A beguiling, briary Côtes du Vivarais from the Vignerons Ardéchois. Made from a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault, this is a new addition to our list that proved immensely popular when we road-tested it last year.
What others think of this wine...
Simon Hoggart - The Spectator July 2010 says:"The grapes are grown on the mighty gorges of the Ardèche river, that gives the wine a real backbone to go with the Grenache and Syrah fruitiness. There's a hint of sour cherries here too - a truly remarkable wine."
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