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White Cotes du Rhones

 
Author jlburd
Registered User
#1  Posted: Jun 11, 2008 07:43  

Had a great experience recently at a Richmond restaurant with white Cotes du Rhone, which I admit having never seen before. To preface, the restaurant is called Can Can, so all the wines are French. The rouge side of the wine list was mostly '05, which is great, but my experience is those should be in a cellar now, not being served yet. The place had a great sommelier (Bob) who described the white Cotes du Rhones as crisp, with pears and apples on the nose and complex and acidic enough to hold up to food. We had a 2007 Domaine Grand Veneur Reserve ($35 restaurant, $19.99 in stores outside PA). It was just as advertised.

Any of you oenophiles know of a white Cotes du Rhone to recommend that you can buy in PA?
Author pazos
Registered User
#2  Posted: Jun 11, 2008 09:18  

Coudoulet du Beaucastel is excellent; also there is a white St. Joseph (Chapoutier) currently available for $17 that is very good. You might also want to check out the Cotes de Tables Blanc & Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc from Tablas Creek Vineyard --- even though they are from CA, they are very true to their French counterparts in style (Robert Parker gives them consistently great ratings, btw).
 
 
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