Maison Plantevin Cotes du Rhone

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John enjoyed this – we had it at Dinner with Robbie in La Maison, if a little overpriced @ €40.

Pure, unoaked red from the Rhône Valley. Made with Grenache, Syrah and dash of Carignan

Tasty, fruity but nice and Dry, light – medium bodied. Pure, unoaked red from the Rhône Valley. Made with Grenache, Syrah and dash of Carignan and Cinsault, this gives unbeatable, smooth fruit flavours. Natural fermentation and low sulphur. Strong @ 14.5%. Plantevin now own a total of 40ha of vineyards focusing primarily on both Syrah and Grenache. Starting from humble beginnings in his father’s shed back in 2007, Laurent Plantevin now vinifies his hand-harvested grapes in a new purpose-built winery. Their wines are blended to express the specific terroir of each individual vineyard plot.

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Domaine de Gournier, Cevennes, 2012, Maurice Barnouin

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Earthy, smooth, rich Carignan from the Languedoc near Nimes. Most acceptable.

Interesting story on the Cave here

Les Auzines “Hautes Terres” Grand vin du Languedoc, 2010, Corbieres

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Reduces to €11:99 from €14:49 in O’Briens

Laurent Miguel is producing some good stuff and this price point is moving him up the food chain.

A lovely chunky Oaked Blend of Carignan, Grenache and Syrah from the Highlands.

Buy on offer.

Carignan, Grenache , Syrah / Shiraz

Summary

Country	France
Colour	Red Wine
Style	Medium bodied dry reds (oaked)
ABV	13.50 %
Region	Languedoc
Features	Made from organically grown grapes, Oaked
Grape Variety	Carignan, Grenache , Syrah / Shiraz
Food Match	Duck, Fillet Steak, Hard mature cheese, Roast lamb/beef
Vintage	2009

– See more at: http://www.obrienswine.ie/les-auzines-hautes-terres-roug.html?___SID=U#sthash.RWh712UX.dpuf

Summary

Country	France
Colour	Red Wine
Style	Medium bodied dry reds (oaked)
ABV	13.50 %
Region	Languedoc
Features	Made from organically grown grapes, Oaked
Grape Variety	Carignan, Grenache , Syrah / Shiraz
Food Match	Duck, Fillet Steak, Hard mature cheese, Roast lamb/beef
Vintage	2009

– See more at: http://www.obrienswine.ie/les-auzines-hautes-terres-roug.html?___SID=U#sthash.RWh712UX.dpuf

Reserve de la Saurine, 2012, Marks & Spencer, Philippe Amphoux, Rhone.

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This looks like a co-op bottled offering from M&S – part of another tasty Meal Deal we enjoyed at the weekend.

Fruity, dry, a little thin I thought for a Rhone.

Shouldn’t the face label say “Expertly blended for”?

Gargantua Cotes du Rhone 2011 L’Union des Vignerons des Cotes du Rhone

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Gargantua. Quite. I risked this in Dunnes, the hungry cherub Giant is a nice touch but they say never to judge a book by its cover which in this case I should have. Not all bad but quite a raw blunt delivery of alcohol, I felt.

L’Union des Vignerons des Cotes du Rhone is a brand of Cellier des Dauphins, a co-op of 13 producers. Maybe they didn’t want to put their name to this rough and ready product. Disappointing because I quite liked their Cru des Cotes du Rhone offering.

A stated blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault

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Chateau Millegrand 2011 Minervois Languedoc

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€11 in Dunnes. This wine is always reliable & enjoyable.

A blend of 30% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 30% Carignan and 10% Mourvedre according to the label.

Opaque in the glass – almost squid Ink coloured. Oak aged, good legs, vanilla nose with lots of fruit and lovely aftertaste.

You can read more about the Chateau Millegrand which used to be part of the Bishop of Carcassonne’s Estate, here. and is part of the BonFils “empire”.