We have 3 new wines in this week – all from critically acclaimed house Domaine Beau Mistral. “This estate’s wines continue to rise in quality. Their 2007s are superb (as are most Rasteaus in this vintage), but they have also produced outstanding 2006s.” – The Wine Advocate. The lineup and some reviews…
Domaine Beau Mistral Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau Vieilles Vignes 2007, Rhone, France – “The dense ruby/purple-hued 2007 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau Vieilles Vignes exhibits a big, sweet nose of melted chocolate, damp forest floor, black cherry jam, and black currants. Full-bodied, broad, powerful, and muscular with sweet tannin, this chewy wine’s impression is one of sumptuous texture as well as amazing depth. Consume it over the next 10-15 years.” – The Wine Advocate
Beau Mistral Cotes du Rhone Villages St. Martin 2007, Rhone, France – 55% Old Vine Syrah, 45% Old Vine Grenache – “The last released Beau Mistral 2007, the Cotes du Rhone Villages St. Martin, is a brilliant effort composed of 45% old vine Grenache and the rest old vine Syrah and a dollop of Mourvedre. Proprietor Jean-Marc Brun (who made the finest wines of his career in 2007) has fashioned a peppery, earthy, dense purple-colored, full-bodied, heady wine that captures the beautiful fragrance of the top reds from the southern Rhone and Provence. Revealing plenty of garrigue and black cherry notes along with hints of earth and truffles, this superbly concentrated, full-bodied 2007 possesses amazing staying power as well as length, and there is not a hard edge to be found. It should drink well for 5-6 years. – The Wine Advocate
Beau Mistral Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau Cuvee Florinaelle 2007, Rhone, France – “The prodigious 2007 Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau Cuvee Florianaelle is one of the finest wines from this village that I have ever tasted save for that of Domaine La Soumade. This brawny, big-boned, densely concentrated, inky/purple-colored 2007 offers up aromas of black cherry liqueur, licorice, truffles, graphite, and incense. Hugely fruity and exceptionally full-bodied with a boatload of velvety, well-integrated tannins, this stunning Rasteau should drink well for 12-15+ years.” – The Wine Advocate
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