2006 Coudoulet de Beaucastel Rouge

Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsualt make up the blend of this distinctly superiour Côtes Du Rhône from vineyards surprisingly close to the Beaucastel Château itself. The 2006, true to the hall-marks of this very approachable vintage, boasts ripe dense blackberry and cassis fruit, with finely wrought tannins and a peppery flourish at the finish to underline provenance.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)

I tasted a representative pre-assemblage blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah, 20% Cinsault last December and was blown away by the value. The wine was due to be bottled in March and released in September 2008. Glowing crimson. Very charming blend with nothing out of place – wonderfully interesting and harmonious – quit a feat! Very, very good.
(Jancis Robinson- jancisrobinson.com - 08-May-2009)

The 2006 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet red, a beautiful, delicious, 12,500-case cuvee offering notes of root vegetables interwoven with notions of black cherry jam, licorice, pepper, and Provencal herbs. Deep and medium-bodied, it is ideal for drinking over the next 5-6 years.
(Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Oct-2008)

Dark and still a bit reticent, with coffee, loam, bittersweet cocoa, iron and melted licorice notes holding the core of plum and black cherry fruit at bay, followed by a long, fine-grained finish. Should cellar nicely, as there's a fine, minerally spine. Drink now through 2011. 12,500 cases made.
(James Molesworth - Wine Spectator - 22-Apr-2009)