Domaine la Soumade Les Violettes, Cotes du Rhone, France

蘇梅德酒莊薇歐萊特紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：4466

The 2006 Cotes du Rhone Les Violettes is slightly firmer and less flamboyant, but again, it exhibits an extravagant aromatic profile of spring flowers, peach liqueur, and red, as well as black fruits. This fruity, medium to full-bodied, delicious, complex wine can be enjoyed during its first 3-4 years of life. Few vignerons are more interesting to visit than Domaine La Soumade’s Andre Romero, whose wines are longtime reference points for the wines of Rasteau, a village with some incredible terroirs as well as a high percentage of old vine Grenache. Romero makes a bevy of Vin de Pays offerings, but his finest cuvees are his Cotes du Rhone and Rasteau wines. He also produces a small amount of Gigondas. Readers who don’t think Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon can do well in the Mistral winds and dry heat of the southern Rhone should check out Soumade’s offerings. St.-Emilion’s guru, Stephane Derenoncourt is the consulting winemaker, which may help explain why these wines are so good.Importer: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565