Cave de Tain 'Triboulette' bottling

Hello, I looked into the google data and it is indeed a bit confusing. "La Triboulette" is a Croze-Hermitage AOC, while Noble Rives is a Vin de Pay de Collines Rhodaniennes, and considerably cheaper. A visit to the Cave de Tain web site disclosed that neither of these wines are advertised on that site. Apart from that, I have no personal knowledge of either wine, more's the pity, except, a tasting note on a Danish wine forum was less than enthusiastic, finding the "La Triboulette" clumsily oaked.

Cheers

Nils

HMMM I have had the Noble Rives Crozes, two nights ago actually, Noble rives is the coop's basic wine available as a Crozes, St Joseph Rousanne, Marsanne, and Hermitage. None of these appear to be oaky at all leading me to believe that La Triboulette is another product entirely.

I've tasted most of the Nobles Rives range while visiting Cave de Tain on a couple of occassions. I've never seen the 'Triboulette' version at sale there though.

The Crozes-Hermitage 2004 'Triboulette' doesn't strike me as been oaky at all, other vintages might differ. The oak profile is very close to the normal (i.e. Nobles Rives) version. The old-vines selection 'Les Hauts du Fiefs' is far more oaky.

I'm still unsure if the 'Triboulette' bottling is simply labelled differently than the normal version - but otherwise identical.

In fact the Nobles Rives range is not the basic range. You will find in some European supermarkets, including in that English ones, another range of Tain wines which are not marked Nobles Rives and are made for the bulk trade - the bottles look identical except for not having Nobles Rives on them.

In addition to those cited by Joseph there is a very good Nobles Rives St. Peray and a Cornas.

Tim Hartley

I knew that I had forgotten something. I tasted the whole line a couple of years ago, quite a feat actually! It was probably a good thing that I was walking back across the river to Tournon