The Wine: 2007 Côtes du Rhône Villages
The Price: $9.69 at Costco
It has been awhile since I reviewed a French wine, so when I saw this one at Costco I knew I had to review it. I've never heard of Villages being appended to Côtes du Rhône before, so I had to investigate a bit. It turns out that Villages indicates two things - first that the wine is a bit more special than regular Côtes du Rhône (only 20% of the Côtes du Rhône vineyards are permitted to use the Villages label). And second, that the wine is from a southern Rhône appellation.
This wine is a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Syrah. The bottle was stopped with a natural cork, and decanted 1 1/2 hours before tasting.
The wine is a very deep ruby color. It has aromas of blackberries, cassis, and eucalyptus.
This is a pretty fruity and sweet wine with a predominant cherry flavor and underlying flavors of blackberry and black currant. The wine is fairly heavy in tannins.
This wine is different than wines I would normally seek out, but I do like it. It's very fruit-forward and very drinkable. It's sweeter than I am used to encountering in a red wine, but it is intriguingly good and interesting.
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