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2018 Côtes du Rhône
Selected by Kermit Lynch
A Proustian cookie, a bowl of hot soup, the sound of a familiar voice: life’s simple pleasures. This is another one of them. Spicy, fruity, easygoing. It makes me think of Greg Brown purring his guileless “hey baby hey baby hey baby hey.” Simple, but there’s something profound beneath all that, you know?
—Emily Spillmann
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 56% Grenache, 21% Syrah, 8% Mourvèdre, 7% Carignan, 7% Cinsault, 1% Marselan |
Appellation: | Côtes du Rhône |
Country: | France |
Region: | Southern Rhône |
Producer: | Selected by Kermit Lynch |
Vineyard: | 40 years average, 36 ha |
Soil: | Marl, Limestone |
Aging: | Wine is aged in cement tank before bottling |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 13.5% |
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