Both vintages of Domaine Guy Mousset’s Cotes du Rhone-Villages Les Garrigues exhibit excellent concentration, medium body, and silky textures. The 2007 reveals more pure, blacker fruits This old, venerable estate has been making fine Chateauneuf du Papes over recent vintages, and both of these vintages are noteworthy.No known American importer.

Both vintages of Domaine Guy Mousset’s Cotes du Rhone-Villages Les Garrigues exhibit excellent concentration, medium body, and silky textures. The 2006 emphasizes more earth, spice, and peppery notesThis old, venerable estate has been making fine Chateauneuf du Papes over recent vintages, and both of these vintages are noteworthy.No known American importer.

A real sleeper of the vintage, and one restaurants should stock up on by the container load, is the 2005 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Les Garrigues. With a deep ruby/plum color and a beautifully projected expansive nose of raspberries, black cherry liqueur, earth, and pepper, this wine comes across like a serious Chateauneuf du Pape. However, its silky tannin, supple texture, and expansive mouthfeel make for a wine that will be irresistible over the next 4-5 years. A new generation of Moussets has taken over and is certainly making better wines than ever. Moreover, this is another estate where the price points for the Cotes du Rhones and Chateauneuf du Papes have been extremely fair for the high quality in the bottle. As I stated last year, Mousset’s 2004s turned out much better than the rather challenging 2003s but are wines that are probably best drunk early on, except for their 100% Mourvedre cuvee, the Grand Clos Chateauneuf du Pape.Importer: W. J. Deutsch and Sons, Ltd., White Plains, NY; tel. (914) 251-9463

The 2004 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Les Garrigues is an excellent wine. Dark ruby/purple-colored with plenty of raspberry and black cherry fruit in the mix with licorice, earth, and pepper, it is round, generous, and best drunk over the next 2-3 years. Importer: New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC; tel. (843) 497-8625