1. Tim 5;23

I’m sorry that I’m 1 day to late, hope you can forgive me, but “my real life” are taking alot of my time now.

Last Wine Blogging Wednesday had the theme of Old World Riesling. This was a category I know from before, therefor I was very excited to hear that the next theme was white Rhone valley wines, which I never have had. I have taste alot of Rhone reds, so I was really looking forward to this one.

Cave Saint-Pierre Preference Côtes du Rhône 2006

French whitewine from the Rhône Valley

70% Grenache Blanc and 30% Viognier

13% alcohol

Colour

A golden and real clear colour

Smell

Good, but intense alcohol smell. Hard to get a hold of what it smell’s, but get some acidity maybe some green apple? Like I said, hard to get a hold of.

Taste

The first thing hitting me was the alcohol. Even with only 13 % I really felt every percent. A long aftertaste with taste of fir needles (is that correct english?), some oak and nice tannins. I find it complex, in an “easy way”. I must say, if I was blindfolded, I think I would said this was an ok red wine. This is the reason I drink wine, when I drink something and my mind are flip-turned around. Great stuff!

Conclusion

A good wine, which really was not what I excpected at all. But why not, I have had some good, complex Rhone reds, why would the whites be any different? If I didnt see that this was a white wine, I would have said was a red. Really, that’s the honest truth. Wine is facinating! It’s worth the price, maybe not my kind of wine, but if you want to try something different, this is something to drink!!

As a side note, when searching for pro notes, I saw theire tasting notes. They are not at all the same as mine, which is great! That’s why YOU HAVE TO TRUST YOUR PALETT! Anyway, let’s go on.

Price

98,50 NOK / 10 $

Score

85 points

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Pro notes

Yet another wine that was hard to find notes from english sites. Here are the one I found; From the Winery.

Translated from VG;

A good represent of white Rhône, that got a powerful wine, with a big body, alot of acohol. This gives a good wine, that is nice with food. (5 out of 6)

Translated from Aperitif;

Smell of apple, sitrus and tropical fruit. Taste of fat fruit that last a while. An easy and commercial but ok. Well worth the price. ( 82 points)

Great WBW this time!

Until later; Trust your palate!

Filed under: 2006, 3+, 5-10 USD, 85 points, Alcohol, Fir needles, France, Grenache Blanc, Oak, Tannin, Viognier, WBW, Winenotes on June 12th, 2008