Cotes du Rhone 2012 Coudoulet de Beaucastel

Region: Southern France> Rhone Valley> Cotes du Rhone.
Grapes: Grenache 30%, Mouvedre 30%, Syrah 20%, Cinsault 20%.

For many wine lovers, Beaucastel means the best Chateauneuf-du-Pape in France. Coudoulet de Beaucastel is often considered the baby Beaucastel. This is due to the close proximity of the aforementioned vineyards and similar soil composites.

This is truly a Cotes-du-Rhone that drinks like a Chateauneuf-du-Pape with aromas of loam, pepper, and brambly berries. Medium to full-bodied wine with ripe, chewy tannins toward the mid-palate with notes of tobacco, underbrush, and black raspberry fruit. This is a wine that will appreciate decanting and in return release wonderful garrigue herbs, kirsch, and cherry licorice.