Chateau Mourgues du Gres Les Galets Rouges, Costieres de Nimes, France

莫哥雷酒莊萊嘉麗紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：7825

The outstanding 2009 Galets Rose cuts a broader, deeper, more substantial feel across the palate, but it is still only a medium-bodied, flavorful rose offering up framboise and raspberry notes. Fresh, medium-bodied, and dry with a slightly deeper color than its less expensive sibling, it represents terrific value. It, too, should be drunk over the next 6-9 months. Costieres de Nimes, an appellation centered around the ancient Roman settlement of Nimes, just south of Chateauneuf du Pape, remains one of France’s top sources for value wines. Chateau Mourgues du Gres has been producing successful wines for as long as I’ve been tasting in this region, and their current portfolio includes two strong whites, two strong roses, and a bevy of delicious reds. The 2009 Fleur d’Eglantine rose includes 30% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah, whereas the 2009 Galets Rose has 40% Syrah and much less Mourvedre. Both wines contain 50% Grenache. Both are outstanding roses that are vinified in stainless steel and bottled early to preserve their fruit and freshness.Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Coatesville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800; fax (610) 486-6452

The 2009 Les Galets, a blend of 62% Syrah,23% Grenache and the rest Mourvedre and Carignan (all aged in concrete and bottled unfiltered for the American importer), offers elegant kirsch notes intermixed with notions of ground pepper, underbrush, cherries and strawberries. This round, medium-bodied effort displays a Pinot Noir-like sensibility. Drink it over the next several years. One of the many excellent small estates in the Costieres de Nimes is Mourgues du Gres, which has been a perennial entry in the “best value” sections of this journal.Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800