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Wines from Cotes du Rhone, France - Rhone |
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Over two-thirds of the wine produced in the Rhone falls under the Cotes-du-Rhone appellation. Most of these wines are from the Southern Rhone, ...more
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To perform a search, enter a keyword, phrase or item number in the search field and click "search." We offer two ways to locate information: The appellation of C?tes du Rh?ne encompasses much of the land of the area, not to mention much of the wine ? over two-thirds of the wine produced here is of the C?tes-du-Rh?ne appellation. Wines here need only be from the C?tes de Rh?ne geographic area (which is fairly large) and consist of one or more of the 22 varieties permitted. Being such a wide classification, it's a surprise and joy that so many of these wines reach such a high quality. While there are areas in the Northern Rh?ne that meet the classification of C?tes du Rh?ne, most all of this appellation is in the Southern Rh?ne. Wines here are based mostly on Grenache, like other Rh?ne reds, while the whites focus on Marsanne and Roussanne. Viognier is also allowed although typically used in smaller quantities.
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Cotes du Rhone Villages Wine, Cotes du Rhone Villages wine region |
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Each of these villages may append their name to the standard AOC Cotes du Rhone Villages statement on their wine labels. If a wine is made from grapes grown ...more
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Cotes du Rhone Villages is an appellation for red and white wines from certain villages of the Rhone region of France. All of these villages are located in the southern half of the region, to the east and immediate west of the town of Orange. Wines made under the appellation are made to higher standards than those of the plain Cotes de Rhone appellation, and are from areas which show potential to produce distinctive wines of good quality. The village of Beaumes de Venise, in the southern end of the Rhone region is an example of a place which produces wines at AOC level (its famous sweet wines and increasingly popular dry red wines) and Cotes du Rhone Villages level (its white and rose wines). The village was granted the Beaumes-de-Venise AOC in 2005, uniquely for its red wines, which were consistently of a higher quality than its white and rose wines. The sweet wines made here have had their own specific appellation AOC Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise since 1945.The Cotes du Rhone Villages appellation was introduced in 1966, and now applies to 16 villages: Beaumes-de-Venise, Cairanne, Chusclan, Laudun, Rasteau, Rochegude, Roaix, Rousset-les-Vignes, Sablet, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Gervais-sur-Eygues, Saint-Panteleon, Seguret, Valreas, Vinsobre and Vissan. Each of these villages may append their name to the standard AOC Cotes du Rhone Villages statement on their wine labels. If a wine is made from grapes grown in more than one of the villages, it may only be labeled as Cotes du Rhone Villages, without a village name.There are strict regulations surrounding the production of these wines, as with any AOC. These are to ensure consistency of style and quality, and are the same for all of the villages. The most obvious of these is the grape varieties permitted for use, and the quantities permitted of each variety in any given wine. Red and rose Cotes du Rhone Villages wines must be made from a minimum of 50% Grenache and a minimum of 20% of Syrah and Mourvedre (either together or separately). Rose wines may also be made from up to 20% white grapes, provided that they are of the varieties described below. Red wines of the appellation are moderately rich in style, with dark fruit flavors and the spice of Syrah ever-present. They are generally slightly tannic but this varies by vintage, and according to the particular terroir of the village in question. White Cotes du Rhone Villages wines are generally made in a fresh, dry style, and have a tangy, floral profile. They are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc and Viognier. Another key indicator of quality is vineyard yield. Lower yield implies higher quality, as the vines were theoretically able to contribute more of their energy to nurturing a small number of healthier grapes. The yield for Cotes du Rhone Villages wines is between 42 and 45 hectoliters per hectare, compared to the higher yield of 60 hectoliters per hectare for the Cotes du Rhone appellation. Cotes du Rhone Villages wines are widely accepted as providing a good balance of value and quality, unaffected as they are by the costly prestige associated with names like Hermitage and Chateauneuf du Pape.
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Cotes du Rhone: The perfect pizza wine, the anti-Cabernet - Wine ... |
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May 19, 2010 ... Meet the charming cousin of Syrah and Shiraz: Easygoing, easy drinking, easy to find, and easy on your budget. Articles about Wine.more
Cotes du Rhone: The perfect pizza wine, the anti-Cabernet - Wine - Salon.com There's no doubt that "Rhône-style" wines are having a bit of a moment, capturing the attention of wine growers and drinkers all over the world. They've had a great global ambassador in the hearty, heady, crowd-pleasing Syrah grape (also known as Shiraz), and they're an important part of the wine countries of California and especially Australia. Back in France, Syrah is the only grape legally grown in the northern Rhône Valley. But in the southern part of that valley, Syrah is just part of the much larger story of the Côtes du Rhône. According to French wine law, Côtes du Rhône is a wine that can be made of a blend of up to 23 grapes; that is usually red but can also be white -- the reds can be blended with the juice of white grapes and the whites can be blended with the juice of skinless red grapes (did you catch that?). But this is what you really should know: Côtes du Rhône is a wine that is a great value, that is food friendly, that is earthy and delicious without ever upstaging the moment. Never brash or showy, "CDR" is not meant to dominate a friendly meal, but to enhance it, not to be the subject of conversation, but to encourage a chat, not a special occasion wine, but a wine that makes any occasion special. These wines are fruit-driven but also subtle and sensual. They are the anti-Cabernet, never ponderous or overly complicated. Good CDR is a medium-bodied wine, with an earthy character, and very versatile in terms of food pairing, whether you're eating white or red meat, or grilled fish, or pasta, or pizza (especially pizza). This is a red wine that, when paired with informal food from the oven or the grill, becomes a fruity, spicy "sauce" in a glass. It is also one of the great values in red wines, with many available for about $15, in part because there's so much of it available. Côtes du Rhône is the name of the AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée); the place where the grapes are grown. It's a humongous appellation, covering more than 100,000 acres of vineyards owned by more than 10,000 growers. The 1,500 wineries in the Côtes du Rhône produce 250 million bottles annually (relax, that's only a bit more than 20 million cases of wine; no biggie!), 95 percent of it red. Forty percent of the plantings in the Côtes du Rhône are red Grenache grapes, followed by Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan and a host of other red grapes. Many of these produce single-varietal or blended wines that are quite charming, and wine growers outside of the Côtes du Rhône will often feature these grapes. You may have enjoyed a Grenache, and you should never pass up the opportunity to taste a good Carignan. And in California or Australia, many producers like to strip down the Côtes du Rhône blends to a more streamlined Shiraz/Grenache/Mourvèdre blend (the cognoscenti and the terminally hip, perhaps afraid they might mispronounce "Mourvèdre," refer to this style of wine as SGM). But with so many producers in the Côtes du Rhône (over 170 villages may make the wine), with so much variation allowed in the roster of 23 grapes, one of the joys of exploring the wines of the Côtes du Rhône is that each wine is different, and each delicious. And just because they can use 23 grapes doesn't mean that they do -- most producers use five to 10, with Grenache usually dominating. And then there's a separate AOC, Côtes du Rhône-Villages, which ostensibly creates better wines on a consistent basis. Why? Because about 75 villages have been identified as having superior vineyards. Government regs here are a bit more stringent: nine grapes are legal instead of 23; the vineyards must yield fewer grapes to concentrate flavors, and sugar levels in the grapes must be higher than in the humble CDR, translating to higher minimum alcohol in the finished wine. The Côtes du Rhône-Villages appellation is positively minuscule when compared to the larger all-encompassing Côtes du Rhône, just about one-tenth the land under vine producing the raw material for just 19 million bottles of wine per year. Of the 75 villages that are part of the CDR-V, 16 are allowed to add the name of their village on the wine label; it is an outward sign of quality. Don't be surprised to see red wines labeled as Côtes du Rhône-Villages-Cairanne or Côtes du Rhône-Villages-Sablet, among several others. (One further wrinkle: Wines labeled as Côtes du Rhône-Villages-Laudun or Côtes du Rhône-Villages-Chusclan can only be white wines.) "CDR-V" wines should show a bit more depth of flavor, a bit more complexity, and at their best, even a bit of aging potential of about three to six years. These wines are excellent values, too. You can expect to pay up to 25 percent more for a CDR-V than a CDR, and a bit more for a CDR-V with the name of an esteemed village on the label. But we're still talking about wines that should retail for less than $25, and often closer to $20. So, the next time someone starts talking about "Rhone-style" wines, whip out the real thing. A bottle of delicious CDR or CDR-V wines should be very easy to find in wine shops and on wine lists, and are even easier to drink. The following are some fine producers of Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône-Villages wines. Note that some producers source grapes in both appellations, and so will produce both wines. Happy hunting! Côtes du Rhône: Guigal (a personal favorite), Jean-Luc Colombo "Les Abeilles," (very good and a true bargain), La Chasse du Pape, Coudolet de Beaucastel, Caves des Papes, Chapoutier, Château de Fonsalette and Pialade bottlings from the esteemed Château Rayas, Clos du Caillou, Les Garrigues, Domaine Gramenon, Domaine de l'Ameillaud, Domaine de la Solitude, Domaine du Pesquier, Jaboulet ("Parallèle 45"), Perrin Réserve, Patrick Lesec, Mont Redon, Les Monticauts, Saint Cosme, and Tardieu-Laurent. Côtes du Rhône-Villages: Alary, Louis Bernard, André Brunel, Cave de Cairanne, Château du Trignon, Coste Chaude, Domaine Santa Duc, Domaine St. Luc, Domaines de la Guicharde, Domaines Perrin, Guigal, Patrick Lesec, Gabrel Meffre Laurus, and Mas de Boislauzon. Copyright ©2011 Salon Media Group, Inc. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon Media Group Inc. 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Oct 5, 2006 ... Wines tasted in this episode: Perrin Res Red Rhone 2003 Notre Dame De Cousignac Cotes Du Rhone Hommage Leon ...more
Cotes Du Rhone wine reviews. – Episode 101 October 5, 2006 Today Gary tastes through some of the biggest names in the wine world and has a lot of fun doing it. He also tackles some of the stuff going on in the comments section. Posted in Cotes Du Rhone, France, red wines, review, Video, wine, wines I’m home with the kids too. I have never been able to drink beer. Just don’t like the taste. Used to like mixed drinks but now just the wine. Thanks Julius! Does the decanting cause this? Try a pinot grigio if you want white with your pizza or a Rioja like GV suggested a few episodes ago I have had both and they work well. If you bought any arrocal that worked out well also. OK … what am I drinking tonight? About two years ago I spent a week or so in Avignon. While driving in the Southern Rhone, I ended up in Gigondas… great little town. I took my wife and daughter to the cooperative tasting .. in the center of the town. Although the person manning the tasting bar could not recommend any particular vineyard, she would recommend “characteristics”. That’s when I stumbled upon the St. Cosme. … so what am I drinking for the CDR episode …2003 St. Cosme Gigondas …takes me back! Anybody else getting plug-in errors when trying to watch WLTV. I watched episode 101 less than an hour ago and it was fine. I just went to watch another older one and all I get is errors. Now getting it on all episodes. Everything here is fine Mary…if it continues, I would go to quick time and re-install the plug in. Mahoney Pinot Noir. Wish I had a bottle of CDR, though. Looking forward to trying that Grand Veneur…CDP is my favorite. Thanks, Gary! Gary, This weekend I’m planning on having one of my favorite Merlot wines from Napa valley, by the name of “Amizetta”, which I received yesterday from another site (non-winelibrary). Have you had a chance to taste it ? If so, what’s your thought of it ? Thanks Noah Gary, I’m going for a recommendation you had in episode #5: 2 up Shiraz…the first WLTV recommendation I’ve really been able to find out west. Mahoney Pinot Noir. Wish I had a bottle of CDR, though. Looking forward to trying that Grand Veneur…CDP is my favorite. Thanks, Gary! Late post, but I had some Saranac Golden Pilsner. I don’t drink wine every night. QUESTION: Is it a general rule for a bottle of red that the less expensive it is, the less aging it can handle? I remember hearing that the vast majority of wine purchased at WL is consumed immediately (well, within days or weeks….not right there in the parking lot). How do I know when it will hit its peak or start going bad? Bought some Lucky Country blend ($15?) and it went sour in about a year under pretty good storage conditions. RELATED QUESTION: Does a screw-top scream “Drink me now!” while a wax seal over the cork screams “You better put me away for a few years!” or not? Late post, but I had some Saranac Golden Pilsner. I don’t drink wine every night. QUESTION: Is it a general rule for a bottle of red that the less expensive it is, the less aging it can handle? I remember hearing that the vast majority of wine purchased at WL is consumed immediately (well, within days or weeks….not right there in the parking lot). How do I know when it will hit its peak or start going bad? Bought some Lucky Country blend ($15?) and it went sour in about a year under pretty good storage conditions. RELATED QUESTION: Does a screw-top scream “Drink me now!” while a wax seal over the cork screams “You better put me away for a few years!” or not? DaveL…the people over at Rubicon say there is no way a bottle can age with a screw top on it…I think that is scientifically wrong…however, that is what they say. Gary? B I was searching for reviews for the Arrocal 2004 and came across, on Google, your video on Best Values (or something like that). Your review matched mine, so WLTV got bookmarked. I like that you call em as you see em, and (strange but true) that you seem to have a good relationship with your Pop (ep 100). One idea, though I am sure it may be antithema to tho those who value their tastes senses… are there wines that reallyh go with good cigars, or is Marvin Shanken just blowing smoke? Trying to justify acouple of vices here. Drinking Arrocal with some Peccorino again tonight. Paul In Washington DC DaveL…the people over at Rubicon say there is no way a bottle can age with a screw top on it…I think that is scientifically wrong…however, that is what they say. Gary? B I was searching for reviews for the Arrocal 2004 and came across, on Google, your video on Best Values (or something like that). Your review matched mine, so WLTV got bookmarked. I like that you call em as you see em, and (strange but true) that you seem to have a good relationship with your Pop (ep 100). One idea, though I am sure it may be antithema to tho those who value their tastes senses… are there wines that reallyh go with good cigars, or is Marvin Shanken just blowing smoke? Trying to justify acouple of vices here. Drinking Arrocal with some Peccorino again tonight. Paul In Washington DC A few days late commenting on this, but better late than lurker! Gary I rate this EP a 95, with admission of my love (bias) for Cotes du Rhone as some of the best vino value out there! You are back in fine form, and thanks very much for requesting viewer questions. I am a couple episodes behind in watching, but I hope you get back to addressing a couple/few viewer questions per episode. Brandon M’s question (#132) is a good one and I’d be interested to hear opinion(s). It seems that although air exchange through cork that normally aids aging process is ameliorated with screw top, that does not necessarily mean there is no aging whatsoever of the wine. QOTD: Drank a Little Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from WL on Friday. Gary that is a pretty damn good value! Drank a 2004 Mitolo GAM last night (also from WL). Bit young, but beautiful. A few days late commenting on this, but better late than lurker! Gary I rate this EP a 95, with admission of my love (bias) for Cotes du Rhone as some of the best vino value out there! You are back in fine form, and thanks very much for requesting viewer questions. I am a couple episodes behind in watching, but I hope you get back to addressing a couple/few viewer questions per episode. Brandon M’s question (#132) is a good one and I’d be interested to hear opinion(s). It seems that although air exchange through cork that normally aids aging process is ameliorated with screw top, that does not necessarily mean there is no aging whatsoever of the wine. QOTD: Drank a Little Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from WL on Friday. Gary that is a pretty damn good value! Drank a 2004 Mitolo GAM last night (also from WL). Bit young, but beautiful. Catching up on a few episodes tonight. Nice episode on the Cote du Rhones. Always love value. Tonight we had a bottle of 2003 J. Bookwalter Merlot that we bought at the winery in June 2005. Excellent Washington State merlot. Catching up on a few episodes tonight. Nice episode on the Cote du Rhones. Always love value. Tonight we had a bottle of 2003 J. Bookwalter Merlot that we bought at the winery in June 2005. Excellent Washington State merlot. Great episode Gary. Just started watching a couple of weeks ago can’t get enough. By the By You are funny and personable to boot. Have a great day. Great episode Gary. Just started watching a couple of weeks ago can’t get enough. By the By You are funny and personable to boot. Have a great day. Gary-
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you want questions? Will you do an episode on tasting different charbono,s?, and one on vin jaune’s? oh yeah I forgot, when you posted the label in the upper right hand corner for the E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone, you posted the label for a ROSE Cotes du Rhone, not a red. qotd: Tablas Creek Cotes de Tablas blanc 2008
you want questions? Will you do an episode on tasting different charbono,s?, and one on vin jaune’s? oh yeah I forgot, when you posted the label in the upper right hand corner for the E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone, you posted the label for a ROSE Cotes du Rhone, not a red. Love Cotes Du Rhone, great value. Kermit Lynch imports some good ones. Berringer Wine Zin.. right Gary. QOTD-Tuesdays is a no drinking night. http://www.winelx.com QOTD: 2007 Davenport pinot Noir Who do I like? Steelers baby, but the jets should have another damn good year. The champauvins is a great value year in year out, certainly one of the best rhone wines for that price iTunes RSS Buy the book. Get The Experience
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