Two inexpensive reds include the excellent 2012 Cotes du Rhone La Dame Rousse, a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah and the rest Cinsault, Carignan and Counoise. It is a delicious, dark ruby/purple-colored, Provencal-styled red revealing notes of balsam wood, raspberries, black currants and cherries. Medium-bodied with sweet tannin and a heady finish, it should be drunk over the next several years.
Run by the Delorme brothers, Domaine de la Mordoree ranks as one of the most impeccably, precisely run estates and negociant businesses in western Europe. Their least-expensive offerings are stunningly good, and their high end, flagship wines from Lirac and Chateauneuf du Pape are magnificent. Moreover, this estate continues to go from strength to strength. Although it is too expensive to recommend, year-in and year-out one of the finest roses made in the world is Mordoree’s Reine des Bois Tavel Rose. I rated the outstanding 2012 91 points ($34.00). Well-known in these pages, Fran Kysela runs a surprisingly large volume import business with a strong focus on value-priced wines from Southern France, Argentina, Australia, and Spain.
Importer: Fran Kysela, 331 Victory Rd., Winchester, VA; tel. (540) 722-9228; fax (540) 722-9258
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