Wine Review: Cotes du Roussillon 2008
Posted: 17 September '09 by Niall
Wine Review: Cotes du Roussillon 2008
Along with the interesting menu in St John (more of that later) you’ll also find a lengthy and mouth-watering wine-list.
The choices for our main courses, which were offal-y good (sic), cried out for a full-bodied red – and the Cotes du Roussillon 2008 certainly fit the bill.
The Details
- The Wine: Cotes du Roussillon 2008
- Producer: Domaine Boudau Le Clos
- Region: Roussillon, South-West France
- Grape: 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 30% Carignan
- Alcohol: 14%
- Cost: £7.99
Tasting Notes
The wine is juicy and rich, with jammy, spicy notes on the nose with a hint of minerals, while there are definite flavours of herbs, black cherries and damsons on the palate.
The 2008 is a little young, and the texture is slightly rough when compared to the smoother, older vintages of the same wine, where the tannins and acid mature into a smoother combination.
Food Pairing
Meat, meat, and more meat. The wine is very full-bodied and needs strong flavours to stand up to it – beef, boar, and venison will all be complemented by the dark-fruit flavours of the Cotes du Roussillon.
Other Information
These full-bodied reds always benefit from being served at or just above room temperature, and from being allowed to breathe in order to release all of those mature fruit flavours.
Our Verdict
I have to confess to a fondness for French reds, and the Cotes du Roussillon 2008 is a fine example of the price-to-quality wines coming out of the Languedoc-Roussillon regions recently. An extremely enjoyable wine – in aroma, flavour, and in price.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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