[TN] QPR CdR

Haven't had the 07, but I thought the Andezon CdR was 100% Syrah? Generally a good bargain

You may well be right, Dale. I know that they do produce a 100% Syrah cuvée, as well as a 100% Grenache one, but are they labeled as such? This one was a generic CdR and I couldn't find much support on the Web for the 100% Syrah view (aside from Astor's website).

Mark Lipton

pretty sure that ones I remember were jst labelled CdR, but maybe mentioned all Syrah on back label. But been a few years

OK according to Solomon 90% Syrah, 10% Grenache

The 2001 was 100% syrah (and I had one that lasted till 2007), and I found my note for the 2004, said "Syrah based " (but obviously I knew from 01).

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Anders

Thanks, Anders. 90/10 it is. I must say that Syrah from the S Rhone bears little resemblance to the wines made in the N Rhone. Terroir indeed!

Mark Lipton

Ah yes, that is without a doubt one the best wine coops in France. It used to be run by Jean Francois Nicq, now running the Domaine des Foulards Rouges in Roussillon area. He makes definitely "low intervention" wines, no sulphur, that kind of thing. The coop has stuck to those principles, plus all cooperators bottle their wines under their own label. Prices at the coop vary between 4-7€ a bottle. I occasionally by a 5l box of their rosé, which is quite fine for summers here.

I drove to Tavel the other day, but had no time to go to the coop, I was picking up a few cases of Domaine de la Mordorée. These guys are amazing because despite having one day received notice from Parker that he gave their CdP a 100, so despite their CdP costing in the 30€ range (with a special cuvée of 1700 bottles at least double that price), they still make some fine little wines around 4-6€. I stocked up on their delicious Tavel, Lirac and CdP.