I was surprised the 2000 Cotes du Rhone Cuvee de Demoiselles did not reveal more fruit. Perhaps I tasted it during an angular stage. While it possesses aromas of pepper, spice, and garrigue, the flavors revealed high tannin and a compressed finish.
Importers: Alain Junguenet, Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173, and Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel (610) 486-0800