Domaine Les Grands Bois Cuvee Gabrielle, Cotes du Rhone Villages, France

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More fine and elegant than the Les Trois S?urs, the 2015 C?tes du Rh?ne Villages Cuvee Gabrielle (60/40 Grenache and Syrah) offers lots of upfront black and blue fruits, licorice and white pepper in its fresh, medium to full-bodied, elegant personality.

Another charmer is the 2014 C?tes du Rh?ne Villages Cuvee Gabrielle. Made from 55% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 5% Carignan that was aged all in 300-liter three- to four-year-old barrels, it gives up first rate aromas of cassis and black raspberry fruits intermixed with notions of spring flowers and mint. Medium to full-bodied, supple, forward and even voluptuous, drink it over the coming 4-5 years.

The same wine as the CDRV Philippine, yet raised in demi-muid as opposed to tank, the 2013 C?tes du Rh?ne Villages Cuvee Gabrielle is a thrilling bottle of wine that offers tons of crème de cassis, vanilla bean, toasted spice and licorice on the nose. Medium to full-bodied, voluptuous, layered and concentrated, with a big mid-palate, it’s a seriously good 2013 to buy by the case and drink over the coming 4-5 years.

The 2011 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Cuvee Gabrielle Rouge is composed of 55% Grenache, 35% Syrah and 10% Carignan from 10 to 80-year-old vines. It was aged in the larger, old oak demi-muids for 11 months and bottled unfiltered. Classic Provencal garrigue notes intermixed with licorice, soy sauce, black currants and black cherries emerge from this medium-bodied, fruity red. There is not a lot of tannin or acidity in this plump, corpulent 2011, so enjoy it over the next 2-4 years. Consistently one of my favorite estates in the Southern Rhone, Les Grands Bois produces Cotes du Rhones that consistently over-perform their appellation and modest prices. The four red wines are all from the 2011 vintage, which Jeb Dunnuck has already commented about in the Southern Rhone. It’s a charming, fruit-forward, evolved year that produced delicious, “pop-and-pour” wines that are ideal for the current marketplace. It’s a nice “fill in” vintage while waiting for your bigger, richer, more structured and tannic 2010s to evolve, as well as the enormously concentrated, almost over-the-top 2007s to lose more baby fat. Importer: Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, Pennsylvania at 610-486-0700 and fax 610-486-6452; www.weygandtmetzler.com

The 2010 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Cuvee Gabrielle is a blend of 65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Carignan from 10- to 80-year-old vines, aged in barrique and neutral foudres. Bottled unfiltered, this deep, plum/purple-colored 2010 offers up black cherry, fig, roast beef, bouquet garni, licorice and soil notes. Deep, medium to full-bodied, rich and well-textured, it should drink well for 4-5 years. These are both fabulous offerings from importer Peter Weygandt. Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800