Red Wine from Cotes Du Roussillon

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: An incredible effort, the 2012 Côtes du Roussillon Villages Tautavel Silex is made from a mix of Syrah, Grenache and Carignan, all from old vines, that was brought up in tank. Reminding me of Clos des Papes’s 2012...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: Much more classic in style than the exuberant, flamboyant La Petite Siberie, the 2013 Cotes du Roussillon Villages le Clos des Fees checks in as a blend of 50% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 20% Carignan and 10% Mourvèdre, all of...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: My favorite of the lineup, the 2012 Côtes du Roussillon Villages Le Clos des Fées is a sensational effort that’s most likely the wine of the vintage. Made from 50% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 20% Carignan and the rest Mourvèdre...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: (WA89-90 points) Tasted assembled and awaiting bottling, the Agly Brothers 2009 Cotes du Roussillon smells of peat and black fruits, but with a detached aura of toasted oak in the guise of lanolin, coconut, and caramel...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The mind blowing 2011 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde Rectificando Invenies (RI) shows a slightly more pure profile, with Hermitage-like aromas and flavors of cassis, black raspberry, toast and crushed rock...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Tasted assembled from tank after recent racking the 2009 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France v.i.t (the initials standing for "visitare interiore terrae") smells of fennel rosemary juniper and abundant black...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA91-92+ points) The Bila-Haut 2012 Cotes du Roussillon-Villages Lesquerde r.i. (for “rectificando invenies”) showcases Chapoutier’s oldest Syrah vines (with a smidgeon of Grenache) from high-altitude granitic soils and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA91-92+ points) Tasted assembled from tank after recent racking, the 2009 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France v.i.t (the initials standing for "visitare interiore terrae") smells of fennel, rosemary, juniper...