The 2012 Cotes du Rhone Confidence is a medium-bodied, lightly textured effort that turns dry and savory on the palate. It’s good, but it will need to be consumed over the next couple of years. Drink now-2017.
Importers: Polaner Selections (Mt Kisco, NY) tel. (914) 244-0404; Free Run (Seattle, WA); tel. (206) 432-9600; and Import ! Wines (Madison, WI); tel. (608) 833-8622.