Sunday, January 10, 2010

Signargues Cotes du Rhone Vieille Vignes 2007


100% old vine grenache and 91 pts I believe from Parker. Vineyard pictured above. Well it does smell like a strawberry/cherry granache wine but it's really rustic and once again confirms my belief that CDR's are just not in the league with Chateauneuf du Papes, even if the raters claim it deserves a high rating. It was pumped last night and tonight it isn't very good either, a marked contrast say to the 93 point Chrysaie or even to the Vosne Romanee Malconsorts that I opened at the same time and is subject of another note. Perhaps Parker was tasting all his CDRs together and got carried away, esp given the halo effect of the 2007 vintage hype he produced.

Parker
91 pts: A brilliant 100% Grenache cuvee from old vines, the 2007 Cotes du Rhone-Villages La Granacha Signargues comes from an organically farmed parcel, and is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no SO2 additions. Deep ruby to the rim, with beautiful aromas of kirsch liqueur, melted licorice, ground pepper, and garrigue, it is a superb, full-bodied effort with terrific precision, definition, and concentration. This beauty should drink well for 5-6 years.

One of the great values Eric Solomon has long sourced from a well-known cooperative south of Chateauneuf du Pape is Domaine d’Andezon’s Cotes du Rhone, and more recently, their 100% old vine Grenache cuvee called La Granacha Signargues.

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