A sleeper selection is the beautiful 2009 Cotes du Rhone-Villages. It offers up loads of black cherry and raspberry fruit intertwined with notes of loamy soil, garrigue, licorice and spice box. A quintessential expression of southern Rhone winemaking, it is medium to full-bodied, lush and ideal for drinking over the next 2-3 years. The brother and sister team of Daniel and Christine Chaussy has been on top of its game for many years. Their greatest wines to date, the 2007s, have been followed by brilliant performances in 2009 as well as the excellent Chateauneuf du Papes made in the challenging 2008 vintage.Importer: Alain Junguenet, Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173