Cotes du Rhone, La Citadelle 2008

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Our Price:  £9.95Earn 9 Loyalty Points Bottle or Case:    Single Bottle:  £9.95  Case of 6:  £59.70  Case of 12:  £119.40 Producer:  Boutinot Grape Varieties:  Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre Optimum Drinking:  Within 6 years Wine Style:  Complex fruit driven red Alcohol by Volume:  13.5% Country:  France Availability:

Cotes du Rhone, La Citadelle 2008

Grapes
Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre

Tasting Note
Immediately appealing fresh, plump youthful fruit of redcurrants and black cherries laced with more complex, perfumed oaky nuances of mocha and
nutmeg. The fruit lingers to the finish, where the flavours are smoothly textured and beguilingly appetising, beckoning you to have another sip.

Producer Details
Produced by Paul Boutinot, whose love affair with the southern Rhône is both enduring and unswerving. They firmly believe that they can make great wine in the Rhone. For this reason, they have bought a vineyard in the southern Rhône – in the village of Cairanne, where they own several plots of old vines. Over the past decade they have built enviable relationships with a network of local growers and they will of course continue to source grapes and wine from their trove of prized vineyards.

In The Vineyard
Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages Contrôlée, the 9th century village of Sablet is a typical medieval stone hilltop village of encircling ramparts and towers,
not dissimilar to the neighbouring village of Séguret just three kilometres away. This authentic Provençal village built on top of a mound takes shape at the foot of the ‘Les Dentelles de Montmirail’, a striking ‘lacy’ landmark (dentelle means lace) of jagged peaks of jurassic limestone which stand tall in the skies of this part of the southern Rhône valley. The heart of this historic village is a citadel of cobbled  streets, shady lanes and covered passageways which wind in a spiral around the church; hence why this wine is called ‘La Citadelle’.

In The Winery
The wine is made from Grenache Noir, Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes selected from two single vineyards, vinified with great care throughout a long cuvaison (35 to 40 days) and matured partly in new demi muids and new barrels, but mostly in a nursery of older barrels, some for thirteen months and some for eighteen months to optimise complexity. The result is a supple Sablet which retains and expresses the fruit of 2008, deftly combined with oak ageing judged in keeping with the vintage; and above all to make a wine which is enjoyable to drink now.

Food Recommendations
Serve with a spread of dishes from freshly cut pâté to traditional meat dishes and of course, French cheese.

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