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2013 Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge

Barruol Lynch
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This is not your cheap bistro carafe CDR, although I wouldn’t be against one. I am not sure Louis Barruol is capable of making a Rhône like that. He is not against drinking one, but in the cellar—simple guzzlers are not his style. The effusive fruit leaps out, but then a sinister bite starts kicking in. I’d love to send a case to Raymond Chandler, but he is not around anymore, except in his books. –Kermit Lynch

Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2013
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre
Appellation: Côtes du Rhône
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Barruol Lynch
Winemaker: Louis Barruol
Vineyard: 40 years average, 1 ha
Soil: Limestone
Aging: Wine aged in cement tank for 12 months before bottling in September
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 14%

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Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch

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