Domaine St. Pierre Featured Wine Reg Price Our Price You Save 2007 Cotes du Rhone Plan de Dieu $22 $19.50 Save $2.50 (11%) 12 bottles or more   $17.99 Save $4.01 (18%) Free Shipping on 6 bottles or more! *Please see our shipping policy below.

Jean-Francois Fauque, Winemaker The One We tasted hundreds with dozens making the cut. But of all the glorious red wine bargains from the monumental 2007 vintage in the southern Rhone Valley, this was The One. We noticed something early on, cellar hopping from Lirac to Menerbes. There was a bevy of rich wines with gorgeous primary fruit intensity, but the wines that most turned our heads had something else: great density and vitality, with an almost chewy texture. Little by little, we picked up small clues, all of which were verified by Chateauneuf oenologist Xavier Vignon in a two-hour conversation this spring. The secret to the chewiness was a healthy splash of the fabulously aromatic, low pH Mourvedre, a variety that in 2007 seamlessly melted into luscious Grenache, creating a rare and monumental form of Rhone Valley fireworks. When we visited Jean-Francois Fauque at Domaine St. Pierre, we discovered the new superstar of the appellation, with a series of Vacqueyras bottlings that brought raves from Robert Parker. The scintillating 2007 Vacqueyras (more on this before the New Year!) was the wine of the cellar, so deep, rich and ripe, a huge mouthful of old-vine Grenache (the top rated Vacqueyras of the vintage in the Wine Advocate at 91-94 points). But there was another wine from 2007, made from a blend of old-vine Grenache and that mystery Mourvedre, that took the house down. The 2007 Domaine St. Pierre Plan de Dieu is The One. Deep purple/black in color, with tremendously concentrated purple and red fruit, a touch of garrigue, but also with that special something else that defines Mourvedre: excellent vibrancy and nerve in the finish, offering perfect counterpoint to all of that old-vine opulence. When we left the cellar and took the 4x4 up to the vineyard, that purple beauty in the glass began to make sense. The perch was perfect for that incredibly long, drawn-out growing season with the clear blue skies of day and the late season crisp evenings. The galet roules moonscape was Chateauneuf-like, and the steady mistral was ideal for keeping grapes in perfect hygiene. In 2007, the Grenache came in with a measure of physiological ripeness not seen in 30 years, and the 30% dose of Mourvedre did the rest. Jean-Francois earmarked 300 cases of a big, rich, chewy, yet vibrant 2007 for the US. They’re all for WineAccess. At $17.99 on cases, this is the bargain of this monumental vintage. Free shipping on 6. Tasting Notes from the WineAccess Travel Log 2007 Domaine St. Pierre Cotes du Rhone Plan de Dieu "Deep purple/black color. Huge explosive aromas of black/red fruit. Velour-like texture and chewiness. Underlying aromas of garrigue and Herbes de Provence. Long, fresh finish with excellent backbone. Day 2: The primary aromas are still there, but somewhat tamed. Even more velour-like on the palate with fine layers of ripe red fruit, a bit of sous-bois. Terrific texture, the wine is just coming on. Excellent finish, not giving back anything. This one has it all."

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