Happy Sunday! I confess I've sheltered in place today with the heat wave we've been having, 87 degrees and 78% humidity is not my cup of tea! So, I did some laundry and a few other indoor chores and now it's time for Sunday dinner and a nice bottle of wine. Tonight, I've opened a bottle of 2021 Le Quart du Roi Côtes-du-Rhône which I bought last year from Wines Till Sold Out. This wine is a classic Rhône blend of Syrah (50%), Grenache (30%), Cinsault (10%) and Carignan (10%). Let's see how this wine is tasting!
The wine is a beautiful deep ruby color in the glass, with nice clarity. The nose is chock full of ripe red fruit, cherry, plum and currant with hints of green pepper and dried herbs. The first sip is a fruit forward affaire, with almost jammy red fruit, cherry, currant and strawberry that eases into some spicy notes of white pepper and a bit of rosemary. Having tasted many French wines, I come to expect a bit of earthiness on the finish, but this wine is well balanced with firm tannings and a smooth dry finish.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's a wonderfully drinking and food friendly wine that was a terrific value at just $12.49! This wine would be exceptionally well paired with unusual, hard-to-pair dishes, like Asian or Indian, which is a good thing, since tonight I am enjoying this wine with some chicken Tikka Masals with lots of veggies over basmati rice and a bit of naan to mop up the sauce. Cheers!
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