Vidal-Fleury

Côtes du Rhône Red Blend

8.7112 ratings
8.89 pro ratings
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep Ruby with aromas of black fruits and sweet floral spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and cherry with herb spice, licorice and black pepper. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, espresso, smoky spice and mineral character.

Deep Ruby with aromas of black fruits and sweet floral spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and cherry with herb spice, licorice and black pepper. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, espresso, smoky spice and mineral character.

Apr 16th, 2023
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe black fruits and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and cherry with floral spice, licorice and herb pepper. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, espresso, smoky spice and mineral character.

Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe black fruits and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and cherry with floral spice, licorice and herb pepper. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, espresso, smoky spice and mineral character.

Jan 4th, 2023
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2017 | Modest appellation, modest price, great quality! Cardinalred colour, blackberry, luscious. Fine producer. Paired with charcuterie: sausage with fennel and sausage with pepper. Monday can’t be better. 😉

Vintage 2017 | Modest appellation, modest price, great quality! Cardinalred colour, blackberry, luscious. Fine producer. Paired with charcuterie: sausage with fennel and sausage with pepper. Monday can’t be better. 😉

Jun 21st, 2021
David Lusby

This is how good Cotes du Rhone should taste. Bramble fruit, tannin in balance. There was some ripe sweetness, and the alcohol was a bit high, but expected and reflective of the vintage.

This is how good Cotes du Rhone should taste. Bramble fruit, tannin in balance. There was some ripe sweetness, and the alcohol was a bit high, but expected and reflective of the vintage.

Dec 31st, 2018
Eric Urbani

Not much by way of complexity...

Not much by way of complexity...

Dec 13th, 2018
James Forsyth

Tiny production. Three barrels. Gorgeous. Focused. Cherries, spice, some raspberry. Blind I'd say it's an American Syrah. It isn't.

Tiny production. Three barrels. Gorgeous. Focused. Cherries, spice, some raspberry. Blind I'd say it's an American Syrah. It isn't.

Nov 18th, 2018
Bryce Wiatrak

#SommCon - gripping and tannic. Black cherry, cocoa powder, blueberry compote and licorice.

#SommCon - gripping and tannic. Black cherry, cocoa powder, blueberry compote and licorice.

Jul 23rd, 2018
Shengli Hu

Fresh plum, red cherry, and blueberry. Quite some black pepper on the nose and palate. Moderate acid and soft tannin. Medium plus body..

Fresh plum, red cherry, and blueberry. Quite some black pepper on the nose and palate. Moderate acid and soft tannin. Medium plus body..

Apr 20th, 2018
Gareth Best

Nice and meaty, but could use some acid, some zing. It's close to oily. Great value though

Nice and meaty, but could use some acid, some zing. It's close to oily. Great value though

1 person found it helpfulDec 4th, 2017
Jon Bjork

Outstanding, deep, full of flavor.

Outstanding, deep, full of flavor.

Jun 24th, 2023