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2010 Domaine Grand Veneur Côtes du Rhône ('Champauvins')
Single Bottles (75cl) @ £10.80
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Tasting Notes:
NOTE: This is the "Champauvins" wine but with a different label and a back label which reads "Selected by the Big Red Wine Company".

The Southern Rhône’s best buys are often the Côtes du Rhône wines from the Châteauneuf estates and this from Alain Jaume is no exception. More a mini-Châteauneuf-du-Pape than Côtes du Rhône, it has lovely sweet black fruit, liqueur and pepper character. Astonishingly good value.

Drinking Dates:
2012 to 2020
Cépagement:
70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre (38hl/ha)
Soil:
Clay-gravel, also covered with rolled stones.
Upbringing:
Harvest crushed and destemmed. Fermentation temperature controlled at 30°C. Fifteen-day vatting period with "pigeage". Traditional elevage in stainless steel vats.
Critic Reviews:
"The single-vineyard Cotes du Rhone, the 2010 “Les Champauvins”, is a smaller cuvee made largely from Grenache (70%) and the rest Syrah and Mourvedre. This is the poor person’s Chateauneuf du Pape, with notes of garrigue, lavender, black cherry jam, licorice, and a hint of blacker fruits. Rich, full-bodied, ripe, with sweet tannin and lots of concentration, this is a beauty to drink over the next 8-10 years – it is that rich and concentrated." 92/100 (Wine Advocate)

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