Do you love rich, spicy, and rounded Cotes du Rhone? If you answered yes, the 2024 Domaine Pontbriand needs to be in your next wine haul.
From vineyards scattered throughout the Southern Rhone, this blend of Grenache, Caladoc, and Syrah is ripe and full-bodied but smooth and juicy, just like a good Cotes du Rhone.
There's so much to like about this Southern French red. Loaded with ripe strawberry, black cherry, cassis, violet, black pepper, and savory spice, it's full, round, juicy, and wonderfully easy to drink. Fermented in stainless steel and concrete vats, it's a fresh, characterful Vaucluse Rouge.
The Vaucluse IGP sits in the heart of the Southern Rhone, surrounded by famous appellations like Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas. IGP rules give producers more freedom with grape varieties, allowing grapes like Caladoc alongside classic Southern Rhone varieties such as Grenache and Syrah.
This is the kind of wine I love to put in people's hands because it always exceeds their expectations. Enjoy with anything off the grill or make it your new house red.
Josh Spurling
Owner, Operator, Wine Monger
Table Wine Asheville
