I'm obviously not finding the right CdR. I generally enjoy Rhone style wines, but more often than not I've found the bottles of CdR (and CdR Villages) I've drunk to be thin, limp and uninspiring, even boring, whereas I know the GSM combination can be spectacular in other hands. I may have to nip to our locak Booths and see if there's any to be had.
If you haven’t tried the Guigal, you could do a lot worse. I wasn’t having a psychotic moment, it is on the Tesco website for £12. Vinatis.co.uk sell it too, currently £11 each if you buy two bottles. They have other deals too, like the Chardonnay mentioned here...
...for a tenner (also if you buy 2) as well as a load of other Jeff Carrel wine. You have to add on delivery under £150 though.
Thanks, will check it out. I'm a fan of Crozes Hermitage, but not of the price they ask for much of it, so a viable and affordable CdR would be a cellar staple.
If you like Crozes-Hermitage you could also try Saint Cosme CdR, which is northern-style (100% Syrah) although the grapes are grown in the south.
Sounds dead simple in theory, I agree. But I imagine three months trying to sell your wine in a locked-down France (really locked-down, as in needing printed accreditation to leave your property and don’t even think about leaving your département, not the ‘it would be really nice if you did what we are asking, but don’t feel obliged’ UK version) presented certain logistical difficulties. I don’t imagine winemakers thought ‘anything but give the punters a bargain.’ And we are talking here about cheapo Edelzwicker, which costs you and I about 6€/litre bottle after tax, bottling etc. at the door. The margins probably aren’t that huge.
Thanks. That’s the going rate over here - must just be good value.
A harshly ascetic lifestyle and successful prioritising. And being Squire of the village comes with its perks, of course.
Does that include droit de seigneur?
Only on a voluntary basis for many generations. Which of course amounts to 'no' to all intents and purposes.
