The soft, tasty 2004 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau (90% Grenache and 10% Syrah) offers notes of plums, herbs, and pepper. It, too, should drink well for 3-4 years.
Importers: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel (610) 486-0800, and Daniel Johnnes, Jeroboam Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 625-2505