Le Ferme du Mont Le Ponnant, Cotes du Rhone, France

山間農(nóng)莊龐南特紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：807

Offering more depth and richness, with tons of black raspberry, graphite, leather and pepper, the 2015 C?tes du Rh?ne Villages Le Ponnant (60/40 Grenache and Syrah) is medium to full-bodied, has beautiful purity, fine tannin and a great finish. It has a touch of modern flair, but everything is perfectly balanced and it has serious potential.

Coming from 60- to 90-year-old Grenache vines and aged in a combination of concrete tank and 2- to 5-year-old barrels, the 2013 C?tes du Rh?ne Villages le Ponnant is a finesses-driven effort that has pretty violets, blackberry, black raspberry, spice and underbrush aromatics. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied, nicely concentrated and has high, yet ripe, tannin. It will round into form nicely once in bottle and have 5-6 years of prime drinking.

Possibly even better, the 2012 Cotes du Rhone Villages Le Ponnant (60% Grenache and 40% Syrah aged in 30% barrels) shows additional ripeness and textured, with medium to full-bodied richness, excellent concentration and high quality tannin. Offering up plenty of berry fruit, crushed stone like minerality and ample licorice and toast-like aromas and flavors, it should have a solid 5-8 year drink window. Drink now-2020. Run by the talented Stephane Vedeau, this is an up-and-coming estate of which readers need to take note. Across the board, the wines deliver fantastic quality and over-deliver; since 2007, they’ve been near the top of every vintage. In addition to superb Chateauneufs, don’t miss Vedeau’s Cotes du Rhones. Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Uniontown, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800 and Milton Road Trading, www.MiltonRoadTracking.com

More seriously endowed and loaded, the 2011 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Le Ponnant offers copious aromas of melted licorice, creme de cassis, blueberries and acacia flowers. This Grenache-dominated sleeper of the vintage is locked and loaded. Enjoy it over the next 2-3 years. One of the more exciting, relatively new estates in the southern Rhone is La Ferme du Mont, which is run with considerable enthusiasm as well as meticulous attention to detail by Stephane Vedeau. I bought his 2007s and am thrilled I did so as they combine the best of the southern Rhone with a Burgundian grand cru-like gracefulness and elegance. His 2011 and 2010 offerings are both outstanding, with the latter vintage possibly better than his 2007s. Readers should also check out this estate’s impressive Cotes du Rhones. Stephane Vedeau not only fashions exquisite Chateauneuf du Pape, but also terrific Cotes du Rhones. Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Uniontown, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800

There is even more happening with the 2010 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Le Ponnant, which comes from the Coudoulet area that borders Chateauneuf du Pape. It possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as plenty of kirsch, garrigue, pepper, crushed rock and spring flower characteristics. Fresh and lively, it is somewhat atypical for a Cotes du Rhone in its elegance and finesse. Enjoy it over the next 5-6 years. This estate has essentially come out of nowhere under the guidance of the ambitious, talented and still young proprietor and winemaker, Stephane Vedeau. His 2007s (which I rated very highly) are still infants in terms of development, but remain exceptionally promising. He followed the 2007s with outstanding 2009s and 2010s, with the latter year close to equaling his 2007s. The 2010s enjoy the same natural winemaking (an undefinable term but in this case only microscopic amounts of SO2 are used after malolactic, and none at bottling, and the wines are bottled with neither fining nor filtration). Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800