2012 Berry Bros. & Rudd Côtes du Rhône Rouge by La Famille Perrin

2012 Berry Bros. & Rudd Côtes du Rhône Rouge by La Famille Perrin

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2012 Berry Bros. & Rudd Côtes du Rhône Rouge by La Famille Perrin

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The likeable Perrin family from Château de Beaucastel have sourced this outstanding Côtes du Rhône from their premium village vineyards, with Syrah from the fashionable enclave of Vinsobres adding bright pure fruit to the warming blackberry and spice character which come courtesy of Grenache. The Mourvèdre adds pepper and plum and the ensemble celebrates the generous character of the 2012 with great aplomb.

With a focus on provenance, these superlative bottles are classified by commune and highlight the fruitful collaborations between the producers and buyers, creating wines with superb finesse.. Whether from Pomerol or Meusault, Barolo or Gevrey-Chambertin, the design of each label references its region of origin, prominently displaying both the name of the estate and the signature of the buyer.

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Southern Rhône Blend

Southern Rhône Blend

The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the most famous wine of the region, Châteauneuf du Pape, can be made from as many as 13 different varieties. Grenache is the most important grape in the southern Rhône - it contributes alcohol, warmth and gentle juicy fruit and is an ideal base wine in the blend. Plantings of Syrah in the southern Rhône have risen dramatically in the last decade and it is an increasingly important component in blends. It rarely attains the heights that it does in the North but adds colour, backbone, tannins and soft ripe fruit to the blend.

The much-maligned Carignan has been on the retreat recently but is still included in many blends - the best old vines can add colour, body and spicy fruits. Cinsault is also backtracking but, if yields are restricted, can produce moderately well-coloured wines adding pleasant-light fruit to red and rosé blends. Finally, Mourvèdre, a grape from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become an increasingly significant component of Southern Rhône blends - it often struggles to ripen fully but can add acidity, ripe spicy berry fruits and hints of tobacco to blends.

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