La Bastide St Dominique’s 2005 Cotes du Rhone-Villages boasts plenty of lavender, roasted Provencal herbs, kirsch, and spice. It is soft, round, attractive, and best drunk over the next 2-3 years.
La Bastide St. Dominique estate turns out some delicious Cotes du Rhones from their vineyards just outside Courthezon.
Importer: Simon N Cellars, Charlottesville, VA; tel. (434) 977-4476 and Christopher Cannan, Europvin; www.europvin.com