Domaine du Clos des Fees La Petite Siberie, Cotes du Roussillon Village, France

克洛費斯酒莊小西伯利亞紅葡萄酒

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While I have a slight preference for the more-structured le Clos des Fées bottling, there's no doubting the unctuous appeal of the 2015 C?tes du Roussillon Villages la Petite Sibérie. Named for its cool site planted to old bush-vine Grenache, Little Siberia is a rich, almost chocolaty wine, filled with black cherries and dusty cocoa. Bizeul tops the wine with a blend of Syrah and Mourvèdre, but much of the structure must come from the new French oak barrels used for aging, despite how little cedar is detectable on the nose or palate. Long and velvety on the finish, wines like this show what parts of Roussillon are capable of when pampered by impeccable vineyard and cellar work.

The top wine of the estate, the 2013 C?tes du Roussillon Villages La Petite Siberie is a Grenache dominated cuvee that incorporates 5% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre. Still firm and even a touch backward, it offers serious notes of black raspberries, toasted spice and hoisin sauce, with serious chalky minerality on the finish. Big, rich and structured on the palate, it's a concentrated, structured 2013 that needs to be forgotten for 2-3 years, and enjoyed over the following decade. It’s worth noting that this cuvee is brought up all in new oak, and it’s absorbed every trace.

The 2012 C?tes du Roussillon Villages La Petite Sibérie is a Grenache-dominated release that’s aged in new oak. About as sexy as they come, with a deep, voluptuous and layered mouth feel, this awesome 2012 gives up overflowing notes of black raspberry, crème de cassis, toasted spice, licorice and hints of vanilla bean. While not as classically styled as the Le Clos des Fees release, it should evolve for just as long.