Famille Perrin Réserve Côtes du Rhône Rouge - 2013

Classic Côtes du Rhône. Fruity and fleshy with beautiful tannins, it’s a great everyday wine made almost exclusively from our Grand Prébois vineyards (for the Grenache) and our Vinsobres vineyards (for the Syrah). A beautiful wine you should always have!

Presentation

Presentation
"Côtes du Rhône par Excellence". Fruity and fleshy with beautiful tannins, its a great everyday wine.
The vintage
The vintage started with a long winter and one of the driest ones in the past years followed by an inexistent Spring. The crop development was very slow due to important climatic variations. The winemakers’ work was therefore crucial to get good quality grapes in small quantities. 2013 was a complicated vintage and late but is wonderfully balanced and is very promising.
Location
This wine is a blend of Grenache (mainly from our Prébois vineyard in Orange), Syrah from further north (from our vineyard in Vinsobres) and Mourvèdre.
Terroir
The vineyard of Prébois has clayey limestone soils covered with stones. In Vinsobres the terraces are rich in quartz and marl limestone
Ageing
After the harvest is sorted and destemmed, vinification takes place in stainless steel and oak. Ageing occurs in tanks and Foudre 25% of the year.
Varietals
Grenache
Mourvèdre
Syrah

Advice

Serving
Serve at 18°C with beef, lamb or poultry.

Tasting
This 2013 Reserve has a great minerality with abundant freshness. Primarily made from Grenache, it is the Syrah variety that dominates this vintage. Nice aromas of red and black fruit, with a strong aromatic concentration. The mouth is fresh and full-­‐bodied. The tannins are soft and give a long aromatic finish.

Reviews

87/100
"The Côtes du Rhône Reserve is a good wine in the vintage and offers lots of pepper, bouquet garni, licorice and mineral characteristics in a medium-bodied, tight, fresh profile. Drink it over the coming 2-3 years. "
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89/100
"Bright ruby-red. Brisk red currant and cherry scents and flavors, along with hint of game and garrigue. Shows energetic lift and firm cut, and a jolt of cracked pepper lends spiciness. Supple tannins shape the finish, which lingers with good, smoky tenacity."
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87/100
"Fresh cherry pie and raspberry coulis notes form the core, with light lavender and violet notes in the background. Drink now."
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