Famille Perrin
Coudoulet de Beaucastel Cotes-du-Rhone White Rhone Blend
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Leftover from daughters wedding. Tart cherries and garrigue. Wonderfully Spivey.
Leftover from daughters wedding. Tart cherries and garrigue. Wonderfully Spivey.
May 2nd, 2021
Richness, acid, minerality and precision all there. Notes of ripe white peach, golden apple and a hint of hazelnuts
Richness, acid, minerality and precision all there. Notes of ripe white peach, golden apple and a hint of hazelnuts
1 person found it helpfulMay 5th, 2018
This wine offers equal parts richness and steeliness with oxidative qualities next to freshness and verve. It benefits from some time in the glass, coming up to a slightly chilled temp (versus fully chilled).
It has a gorgeous golden hue with medium (+) aromas and flavors of yellow apple, white peach, nectarine, honeydew, chamomile, orange blossom, toasted hazelnut, beeswax, delicate struck match (that faded as the wine opened up), ground white pepper, and wet slate notes.
On the palate, it’s dry with medium alcohol, clocking in at 13% ABV, and a vibrant acidity, lending balance and lift.
Its varieties include 30% Bourboulenc, 30% Marsanne, 30% Viognier, and 10% Clairette.
This wine vinified and matured (for 8 mos) in a combination of oak and stainless steel tanks.
From what we understand the 2014 vintage in the Southern Rhône was tricky, and less than ideal... but here’s to tasting these wines with a little bottle age to discover how meticulous practices in the vineyard and winery can produce a wine of beauty, complexity, and resilience, despite facing nature’s adversity!
This wine offers equal parts richness and steeliness with oxidative qualities next to freshness and verve. It benefits from some time in the glass, coming up to a slightly chilled temp (versus fully chilled).
It has a gorgeous golden hue with medium (+) aromas and flavors of yellow apple, white peach, nectarine, honeydew, chamomile, orange blossom, toasted hazelnut, beeswax, delicate struck match (that faded as the wine opened up), ground white pepper, and wet slate notes.
On the palate, it’s dry with medium alcohol, clocking in at 13% ABV, and a vibrant acidity, lending balance and lift.
Its varieties include 30% Bourboulenc, 30% Marsanne, 30% Viognier, and 10% Clairette.
This wine vinified and matured (for 8 mos) in a combination of oak and stainless steel tanks.
From what we understand the 2014 vintage in the Southern Rhône was tricky, and less than ideal... but here’s to tasting these wines with a little bottle age to discover how meticulous practices in the vineyard and winery can produce a wine of beauty, complexity, and resilience, despite facing nature’s adversity!
Pale lemon color.
Aromas of citrus, stonefruit, soft floral.
Dry. Flavors of soft lemon, white flowers, white peach, white pepper. Lovely!
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5
Pale lemon color.
Aromas of citrus, stonefruit, soft floral.
Dry. Flavors of soft lemon, white flowers, white peach, white pepper. Lovely!
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5
Amazingly delicious! Concentration, balanced fruitiness, sweetness, spiciness. Matured blue black fruits, a bit cherry. Is that just CDR? 2015 vintage and 7 years would make it like that. 2015 @1100, wine plus -, 221101-221114
Still good 2015 @1270, wine plus -, 230524-230529
Amazingly delicious! Concentration, balanced fruitiness, sweetness, spiciness. Matured blue black fruits, a bit cherry. Is that just CDR? 2015 vintage and 7 years would make it like that. 2015 @1100, wine plus -, 221101-221114
Still good 2015 @1270, wine plus -, 230524-230529
Elegant, perfumed, sweet but some acid balance
Elegant, perfumed, sweet but some acid balance
Jul 26th, 2021Acidic and surprisingly earthy (though maybe not since its unfiltered). Getting notes of tart cherry.
Acidic and surprisingly earthy (though maybe not since its unfiltered). Getting notes of tart cherry.
Feb 9th, 2019Needs to breathe a while before you enjoy it
Needs to breathe a while before you enjoy it
Jan 1st, 2019Tasting at Wine Cellar. Lori liked a lot.
Tasting at Wine Cellar. Lori liked a lot.
Nov 9th, 2018