Wine Review 004: Cave de Rasteau La Domeliere

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Alcohol, Lifestyle, Arts, Education, Food, Wine, Dining, Grapes

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2013

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In this mini-review we discover a sub-region that used to be part of the larger Côtes-du-Rhône region: Rasteau. Our foray into this new appellation was nothing short of a rollicking success! 2010 Cave de Rasteau La Domeliere Price: $15 Grapes: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre Alcohol: 14.5% Color: A rich plum color with thick legs Smell: Shrubs and underbrush (garrigue, as we state), herbal, a horsetail (yeah, as in the animal), leather, with an undertone of cherry but fruit is definitely secondary. It was a bit of a cilia singer — a little hot from the alcohol Taste: Just like it smells — cherry, earth, medium tannin, nice round, full texture from the alcohol. Rich, full, earthy, and not too heavy. Drink or sink?: Drink! Great structure, great flavor, rich and drinks well above its price! Hope you enjoy the review! Drop a comment here, on Facebook or on Twitter and let us know what you think! [...]

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0:00.0	I love this wine. I'm really into Roan right now. I shouldn't be into Roan right now because
0:17.6	Roan is rich and heavy on the red side and even on the white side it can be pretty full and it's summer.
0:25.0	But this is delicious I like it.
0:26.7	Well I've been curious about digging a little bit more into the coat dorone Appalachians.
0:32.6	But isn't there a huge variety within Rome?
0:35.6	Yeah, they can use 18 or 23 grapes or something like that.
0:38.4	Yeah, so it's really hard for someone like me to go and say,
0:41.0	and with any confidence, pick out a wine from Rome.
0:44.6	However, studies have shown that people really like Coate-Dorene because they can say it,
0:50.2	and it's one of those French wines that's easy.
0:52.0	And they're not intimidated by it
0:53.2	like they would be maybe by Bordeaux. True but you don't know what you're getting
0:57.0	I but I guess if it's all good then the nuances don't really matter as much.
1:01.6	Do you know what's funny?
1:03.1	I feel like before you started becoming a wine nerd,
1:07.3	you never thought about this.
1:08.6	These I feel like a few years ago,
1:10.1	you probably would have, I would have said,
1:11.0	I would have said, Coacheron, you would be like,
1:12.1	yeah, I like
1:12.5	coach around and never thought about this am I right?
1:15.4	No you're absolutely right.
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