The red Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau Vieilles Vignes is a blend of 65% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre aged 25% in old oak barrels and 75% in tank. This is a rustic, leathery, chocolatey effort possessing considerable force, loads of sweet and sour black cherry fruit, and a hint of roasted meats. The wine is not that civilized, and there is a certain toughness to the tannin, but readers who love more animalistic, big southern Rhone reds will enjoy it. The wine will age for a decade. A Patrick Lesec Selection, various American importers, including Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998-0029, Classic Wines, Boston, MA; tel. (617) 469-5799, Fine Vines LLC, Maywood, IL; tel. (708) 343-5901, and Associated Wine Distributors, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-8048

The red Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau Vieilles Vignes is a blend of 65% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre aged 25% in old oak barrels and 75% in tank. This is a rustic, leathery, chocolatey effort possessing considerable force, loads of sweet and sour black cherry fruit, and a hint of roasted meats. The wine is not that civilized, and there is a certain toughness to the tannin, but readers who love more animalistic, big southern Rhone reds will enjoy it. The wine will age for a decade. A Patrick Lesec Selection, various American importers, including Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998-0029, Classic Wines, Boston, MA; tel. (617) 469-5799, Fine Vines LLC, Maywood, IL; tel. (708) 343-5901, and Associated Wine Distributors, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-8048