Cotes du Rhone Mon Coeur 2024
This gently textured Côtes‑du‑Rhône from Jean‑Louis Chave offers an inviting melody of black cherry and plum framed by Provençal herbs and a whisper of cracked pepper drawing elegance from its rigorously selected parcels
Tasting
- Aroma
- black‑cherry and plum with garrigue herbs
- Palate
- savory fruit core with cracked‑pepper spice
- Finish
- elegant mineral‑tinged tail
Pairs with
- beef stew
- lamb tagine
- herbed roasted vegetables
From the Archive
Jean-Louis makes these négociant wines to showcase what he believes to be the potential appellations with which he works. The Côtes du Rhône ‘Mon Coeur’ is a blend of four distinct terroir located in and around Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Though the blend varies year to year, it is roughly 50% Syrah and 50% Grenache. Vine age is between 20-60 years.
This unfurls a pure beam of crushed plum and black cherry fruit, inlaid gently with singed bay leaf, pepper and anise notes. A light smoky edge runs through the finish. Drink now. 9,000 cases made.