Comments on: Vive la France au-dessous des dollars tenty!

By: EVWG

EVWG — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:18:37 +0000

Man you hit it on the head. “…sense of place and honesty to them.” That is what is so seductive about these wines. More and more I am searching out those wines.

By: Benjamin Bicais

Benjamin Bicais — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:18:18 +0000

Hey evwg, thanks for the informative and very thorough post. Cornas is a great Appellation in the Rhone not only for its high quality, full bodied wines, but also for its values. It looks like you have found a winner with this wine, I will definitely look for it. I have heard the argument that Cornas is a little on the rustic side, but I think that these wines have a real sense of place and honesty to them. As you say, letting them breathe for a while will open them up and take their “edge” off a bit.

By: EVWG

EVWG — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:17:46 +0000

I’m so in. I can’t wait to write about the next one I tried from Vacqueyras.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:17:24 +0000

hey evwg, that’s great!
i’m not a wine “person” but i’m a wine lover and i was stuck in a massive spain/new world wine-rut about 2 years ago, they began feeling too big.

i was craving rusticity (whatever that means) and was convinced by a staffmember at astor to jump into french wines, and i really haven’t turned back!
i’ve developed a seriously unhealthy addiction to 2003 languedoc reds.
luckily they’re almost always under $20. enjoy your new explorations! so fun!

By: Dr. Brightside

Dr. Brightside — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:17:02 +0000

I enjoyed this wine as well, bought it at the Chelsea Wine Shop. I did think it lacked a little fruit and a little high in tannins, but to each their own.

I saw another tasting of this on a wine/food blog worth checking out, I think it was Sept posting

http://www.tastesoflife.blogspot.com/