Sometimes you get what you pay for. At $6.99 a bottle from the hot or miss
Warehouse Wine & Spirits, that’s what I learned with the 2004 J. Vidal
Fleury Côtes du Rhône.
Purple hued color with funky earthy aromas of underbrush and just a slight hint of red fruit. You can also detect the alcohol on this much as you might a new world
Zin. Don't get me wrong though. That's only the alcohol I'm talking about - not the
taste of the wine. The texture is a bit rough and the finish lingers but not in an entirely pleasant way.
I've had worse wines than this certainly but rather than being unremarkable, this possesses some characteristics that I don't like. Mostly the texture.
It is against my recommendation to buy this, even at $7 a bottle. I give it a D+ in my book.
What did I pick it up… I’
ve been coming to the realization that I like Rhone wines and I’
ve been hoping to find a nice everyday one for less that $10 a bottle. I was hoping this would be a contender. I was wrong. Lesson learned.
This is my second “wow” wine of the year. Rich ruby red in color with tar and blackberry notes intermingled up front. Dark and rich with a thick, velvety texture and a fruit laden long finish.
