Patrick Lesec Cotes Du Rhone Villages Appassionata 2020
Rhone Rangers RIDE! Côtes du Rhône magical goodness from some of the best of the best sites throughout the ENTIRE Southern Rhone! 92 POINTS...FIFTEEN DOLLARS! Wooohooo!
We’re talking BABY CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE here, really, as négociant extraordinaire Patrick Lesec secures lots of secret, handshake deals with producers throughout CdP, to make leftover barrels and small blending orphans disappear...quietly. Mostly grenache, plus bits of the usual suspects like syrah, mourvedre, and cinsault. Patrick has worked out some long-term contracts to make any producer green with envy...with vines up to 100 years old, from some of the best sites in the Southern Rhone – including CdP’s La Crau, Valori, and Le Cristia – as well as in Gigondas and other Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages sites...his portfolio represents some of the best values in the entire country! And this, well, we think this blend is the best of the lot – and something every sentient, Rhone-loving, red-wine-drinking, blood-pumping, upright-walking human should simply POUNCE on!
Drink this tasty red with unfettered abandon – drink it with breakfast, drink it skiing, cooking, doing hot yoga, just DRINK it!! At this PRICE?! Just go for it! Wine of the summer contender right here, friends – balanced, fruit-forward, grill-friendly, with an intense perfume of lavender, violets, and blueberry pie cooling on the windowsill. Delectably rich berry fruits and spices continue on the palate, with black plums, strawberry jam, more blueberries, and then this minerally, crushed rock finish – all accented with baking spices of black pepper, clove, and star anise...just way, WAY more than any $15 red should offer up. Flat. Out. YUM! Plenty of devil-may-care drinkability for the spectacular price of just $15!!! 92 POINTS, people! Grab some before it’s gone!
At this price?? Case me!!!
Technical Details
Country: FranceRegion: Rhone Valley
Appellation: Cotes du Rhone
Varietal: Red Blends
Winemaker: Patrick Lesec
Alcohol: 14.50%
About The Producer
Patrick Lesec founded his negociant company in 1993. Their first vintage was released two years later in 1995. Patrick Lesec has long term contracts to purchase grapes and wine from various producers and growers with vines in some of the best terroir in the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation, including La Crau, Valori, Le Cristia and Palestor.
All of their wines are produced from Grenache dominated blends. Some of their vines are old, including Grenache parcels with vines that are more than 100 years of age. Much of the production is exported to the United States. The blends can vary from year to year, depending on the character and growing season of the vintage.
Pairing Suggestions
Patrick Lesec is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed dishes, sausage, grilled beef, barbecue and cassoulet. Patrick Lesec is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, cheese, pasta, eggplant and tomatoes.
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