Southern Rhone Wine Tasting at Café Maxx
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 06:30 PM
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The last few vintages have been of epic proportions throughout the Southern Rhone Valley. Let’s start with the 2007 vintage- this could very well be one of the greatest vintages of all time for the Rhone Valley. If you follow the venerable Robert Parker Jr. you may have heard that it is the best vintage he has ever tasted in his 30+ years of traveling to this region. Although the 2008 vintage is getting very little attention from collectors, it is a very nice vintage to drink while you are waiting for the 2007’s to mature in your cellar and many of the top producers did not make their most prestigious bottling in 2008 so all these grapes went into their other cuvees and at a cheaper price than 2007 the 2008 vintage is an excellent value. Then there is the newly released 2009 vintage, this looks like another incredible vintage and we should also have some 2010’s from Gigondas, Vacqueyras and of course the bedst value in French wine, Cotes du Rhone. This tasting is limited to 25 people and Wine Watch Catering will be making a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines. The fee for this tasting is $35 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.
