The 2006 Coteaux du Tricastin Chateau des Estubiers offers earth, cedar, licorice, black currant, and smoky herb characteristics in a medium-bodied, attractively fruity, up-front style. While Michel Chapoutier produces some of the world's greatest wines from single parcels of old vines spread throughout the northern and southern Rhone (see my ecstatic reviews of his 2007 and 2006 Chateauneuf du Papes in issue #179), he also has an impressive portfolio of value-priced wines that are often over-looked when this impressive producer is discussed. These are some top-notch picks from the southern sector of the region that all sell for exceptionally fair prices.Importer: Terlato Wines International, Lake Bluff, IL; tel. (847) 604-8900