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Ok so today we cover a great value wine, Cote du Rhones. Coming from the South of France, they are blends of a multitude of grapes, but mainly Grenache, Syrah, and Mouvedre.
Paul Jaboulet Aine Cote du Rhone Village 2006 (~$15)
This wine is Garnet colored with the color fading a bit to ruby around the rim, beginning to show some age. The older a red wine the more the color will fade towards the rim. Also a water rim will form with age, and the Jaboulet is beginning to show this 'meniscus.' The wine is Opaque and non-transparent with some staining of the tears on the glass.
Dark Raspberry and blueberry notes are at the forefront but the wine has a restrained quality much in the French style. Old world wines are usually less intense than their New world counterparts. You also get a distinct warm rocky mineral notes with some strong herb notes. Not super complex but very enjoyable and drinking well right now.
All of the flavors are confirmed on the palate, and a noticable gamey quality wakes up across the mid palate. This is traditional with these wines, some notes will even comment about a raw meat quality, not htat intense here. The suprising thing about this bottle is the lack of pepper in both the nose and the palate. Dry with balanced acidity the tannins are firm but restrained and the wine is medium to full bodied.
Enjoy roasted lamb finished with a red wine reduction and roasted vegetables. Salute
Tomorrow I talk about one of the best Barolo's I've ever had!
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