Made from 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre, the 2008 Cotes du Rhone is an elegant, tank-fermented and aged cuvee offering plenty of blue and red fruit notes in a medium-bodied format with decent acidity as well as an upfront, fresh character. Drink it over the next 1-2 years. Brothers Jean-Pierre and Thierry Usseglio have been accomplishing amazing things To reiterate, the 2007s are the most profound wines Thierry and Jean-Pierre have ever produced. in Chateauneuf du Pape as evidenced by the 2007s, the greatest wines they have yet produced. Importer: Alain Junguenet, Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173

Plummy and savory, this plump, supple-textured wine is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre. It offers an easygoing mouthful of fruit in an early-drinking style. ——J.C.(8/1/2011)—— 87