Chateau Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone 2007 Red The estate has a history

The estate has a history dating back to the 18th century and it has been passed through several generations of winemakers

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While I wasn’t surprised he would pass on bottling a few wines – as early as spring 2007 Giacosa did not present the 2006 Barbaresco Santo Stefano and Barolo Croera in my annual barrel tastings – the decision to skip an entire vintage prompted a back and forth volley of polemics that is such an integral part of the Italian way of life

The 2003 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is such an atypical vintage that it's hard to know how to score it

Tasting Notes: Aromas of black fruits

Chateau Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone 2007 Red The estate has a historyI have followed the Fonsalette Cotes du Rhones since the mid 1960s, and it is a candidate for one of the finest and longest lived Cotes du Rhones in nearly every top vintage. Emmanuel Reynaud has made a wonderful 2007 that displays terrific Provencal character with large quantities of kirsch, lavender, licorice, roasted herbs and some pepper and meatiness. It is medium to full bodied, relatively evolved for a Fonsalette, but dont let that confuse you,