Name: Charles Thomas Cotes-du-Rhone
Variety: 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre
Region: Rhone
Country: France
Year: 2009
Price: $8.95
Wine critic review: Wine Advocate , 87 pts - From a 140+-acre estate near the well-known Cotes du Rhone village of Pont Saint Esprit emerges this juicy Cotes du Rhone, a blend of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre. Wellmade, with loads of berry fruit and a heady, meaty, peppery nose with a hint of Provencal herbs, the wine is fresh, lively, and best
drunk over the next 2 years.
drunk over the next 2 years.
My review: The nose of this wine turned me off from the start. It was peppery and I was not a fan of that at all. I don't know if it's because the nose turned me off that I didn't enjoy the taste either or that the taste was just not pleasing to my palate either. This wine was a little too much for me and a little too strong for my still pretty immature palate. Everyone else I was with at the tasting really enjoyed this wine though. I did not pair this wine with any food.
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