Domaine Paul Autard, Cotes du Rhone, 2006
Yep, another Cotes du Rhone review. But you know, they're a damn good value these days, and least in our recent experience. And this one helps prove the point.
The nose was fruity, tobacco, leather, nutmeg, pepper, slightly chemical, bark, and black cherry. Yeah, a lot going on there. The taste was black cherry and raisin. And it was medium bodied; slightly more body than a typical CdR. The finish dries out immediately, with that red-apple dryness and artichoke. The apple-dryness then remains for awhile.
This was a very good CdR for the price (it was cheap!). Buy it if you can find it.
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Rating:
7.0 (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault)