Coteaux du Tricastin 'La Ciboise' Rouge, Chapoutier

Michel Chapoutier is almost certainly the winemaker in the world to whom the word 'genius' is most attached.  The range of wines, from the rustic Tricastin to the most ethereal single vineyard Ermitage, never fails to deliver precise winemaking perfection - a snapshot of a vineyard's terroir with dense fruit and the assurance that only natural, organic or biodynamic processes have been employed.  The La Ciboise Tricastin Rouge is bright and lively with vibrant young fruit flavours of red berry, spice, morello cherry.   “The blend of Syrah and Grenache and more of a southern than northern Rhone is the La Ciboise from theCoteaux du Tricastin (a region better known for its black truffles). It displays good sweet kirsch notes, plenty of spice, herbs, and earth.”
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 17 April 2007.
M.Chapoutier Coteaux du Tricastin La Ciboise Rouge 2005