RKS 2024 Wine: A Côtes Du Roussillon; Splendiferous Humility

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From Southern France we try an Arnaud de Villeneuve 2022 Côtes du Roussillon. It is a blend of 65% Grenache Noir and 35% Syrah.

Aroma: Disciplined in the sense it is content in the glass without having to shout out to your nose and slap it silly with excessive alcohol. Black cherry, blackberry, steroidal raspberry and black licorice.

Palate: Makes its presence known with solid black fruits with a very slight perception of sweetness as no big tannins are beating the fruit into ragged submission. Although the finish is not long it coats the back palate with some chocolaty rhubarb pie filling. Bewitching.

Personality: I am a quiet, well made and highly functional wine not besotted by excessive alcohol. Satisfying simplicity. I am a throwback to a Côtes du Roussillon from two decades ago.

Price: $19 CDN (Ontario).

Food Match: Grilled Italian sausage in an egg bun with condiments a la volonté.

Cellarbility: Drink now but consume by end of 2025.

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: /100. Wine Align 91

(Arnaud de Villeneuve 2022 Côtes du Roussillon, AOP Côtes du Roussillon, cave Arnaud de Villeneuve, France, 750 mL, 13.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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