The opulent, seductive 2009 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Cuvee Gabriel is two-thirds Grenache and the rest primarily Syrah blended with 5% Carignan. It offers abundant black cherry fruit notes intermixed with hints of loamy soil, pepper and garrigue. While deep and full-bodied with low acidity, it does not reveal the density of the 2010s, but it has a seductiveness and endearing charm that make it already complex and delicious. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.
I tasted three early release 2010 red wines (which appears to be another terrific vintage in the southern Rhone). All three exhibits lots of color, extract and richness as well as fresh acids and sweet tannin. Moreover, they appear to be more ageworthy than the early maturing, but seductive 2009s.
Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800
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