2007 Perrin & Fils - Cotes du Rhone Reserve Rhone Blend - France - Southern Rhone - Cotes du Rhone - Red

nice

Ruby in color. Low rim variation. Slow legs. Forest floor and black pepper on the nose. Cherry flavors throughout without overt fruitiness. Nice tannin structure. Great food wine. Medium bodied. Juicy texture. Long finish.

13% ABV. Opened and poured through the Vinturi into a decanter, followed over two hours. No formal notes, from memory. Only had a couple of sips of this wine, as everyone seemed to love it. Nice restrained clean, tree fruits, paired well with goat and soft cheeses. Enough earth to keep the wine honest. Not complex but pleasing to drink. Al says that it is wine that she would be willing to drink as a daily drinker, and I agree. Nice wine.

Nose: Wonderful earth and cedar aromas. Body: Very young and green. Note: After magnetic treatment, nose is lost and mouth gains some berries while remaining tart.

Five generations of Perrin winemaking culminate here as you breathe in aromas of red plum preserve, ripe strawberry, floral, spice, chicory, and earthy tones. There's plenty of juicy cherry and raspberry flavour, surrounded by supple tannins on the medium-bodied palate. Enjoy this food-friendly and charming red with casual dishes (pizza or hamburgers) or more sophisticated fare (grilled gourmet sausages, game stew, steak). This is a rock solid Cote Du Rhone and although very young it still drinks very well. Very nice purity of fruit. Clean and balanced with very nice Cote Du Rhone characteristics. Pepper, minerality, and some herb and meat characteristics. I will buy more and wait for it to develop.

Consistent with last bottle. Drinking really well right now, despite its young age. Red licorice on the nose and midpalate, with orange peel on the finish, which is fairly long. A great value.

Decanted, and then didn't come close to peaking for about two hours. Some spice, but an uninteresting finish.