This is a relatively modern style of Chateauneuf du Pape, especially the top cuvee called La Cote Ronde, which always seems to show evidence of some of the wine being aged in barriques. The 2005 Cotes du Rhone shows plenty of peppery garrigue notes in a medium-bodied, easygoing style to be consumed over its first 2-3 years of life.
Represented by Russell Herman, Berkeley Heights, NJ; tel. (908) 771-9082. Various American importers.