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Saturday, January 9, 2010

2007 Delas "St-Esprit" Cotes-du-Rhone

This Cotes-du-Rhone is made of 75% Syrah and 25% Grenache, and it has somewhat more body than regular CDRs.  It kind of reminds me of some Cotes-du-Rhone Village wines.

The 2007 Delas "St-Esprit" gets 90 points from Robert Parker:  "The amazing 2007 Cotes du Rhone St-Esprit reveals a northern Rhone orientation, but it is loaded with spice and black friuts, and displays a beautiful opulent texture as well as a gorgeous finish with impressive purity."

K&L Wines and other wine shops sell it for $9.99 a bottle.  Another CDR that I love, and a very impressive quality-to-price ratio IMO.
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