ON-119354 BC-274175

Château Saint Roch Chimères 2009, Ac Côtes Du Roussillon Villages

Red Blend Red Blend
Languedoc, France

$19.95 (119354)

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89 pts
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February 18, 2012

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This sports a very generous and beguiling nose of blackcurrants, rosemary and gunflint - not much oak. It's...

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Margaret Swaine
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Margaret Swaine

From Côtes du Roussillon-Villages in southern France, this is the fourth release of this highly popular red. Grenache...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Ripe, mentholated fruit, oak and wild green herb make this seem more Chilean than French in style, while the palate...

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Community Reviews (3)

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Deep purple, inky colour. Black licorice, dark plum, cassis, white pepper and mature black fruit. A hot wine with medium tannins, with a long smooth finish. Solid 89.

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Monika  Janek
Monika Janek

Lots to enjoy with this under $20 wine.
Main grape variety is Grenache with Syrah and Carignan supporting. This wine has lots of sweet, ripe fruit with aromas of "garrige" (think herbs de provence). It has a moderate length with slight heat to it. I savoured this wine with steak and a French film! Oui!

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Adam
Adam

I'm with Szabo on this one. This is a rather basic new world style wine. I also find it mentholated with a medical cherry (cough syrup) core on the palate. It is smooth with little grip. The herbal notes add some character in the mid palate but otherwise there is nothing to get excited about here.

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