The 2010 Cotes du Rhone is already in bottle. It comes from a blend of 85% Grenache and the rest Mourvedre, from a parcel just outside Chateauneuf du Pape, next to Maucoil. Elegant fruit, with some pepper as well as sweet strawberries and black cherries, this is a delicious bistro style of wine to drink over the next several years. It is aged completely in cement tanks. Given the fact that the Armenier family can trace their roots in Chateauneuf du Pape back to 1344, one could say that they may have even more experience than the Chaves up in the northern Rhone, which only go back to the late 15th century! Run for well over a decade now by sisters, Sophie and Catherine, this biodynamically administered estate of 42 acres produces some of the very finest, complex, and most natural wines not only in France, but anywhere in the world. Perhaps the wine that is most under the radar for consumers is their brilliant white Chateauneuf du Pape. Importer: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565