These are competent though rarely exciting wines, but they have certainly increased in quality over recent vintages. The 2005 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Vignobles de la Vialle is showing sweeter cherry, more body, and more nuance and spice than the Grande Reserve. Importer: Commonwealth Wine and Spirits, Mansfield, MA; tel. (508) 261-9300; Fax (508) 261-7125