There are an impressive 4.5 million bottles of the 2016 Cotes du Rhone, a ripe, silky wine that should bring pleasure to thousands of consumers. Cherries and raspberries mark the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate adds nuances of cola, tree bark...
Floral notes accent fresh mixed berries in the 2017 Cotes du Rhone Villages Sablet. It's medium to full-bodied but with silky tannins and subtle notes of dried spices on the lingering finish
A slightly fuller yellow... plumper, some vanilla, offering the expected Charmes amplitude, rounded, with pear and peach notes, not over exotic but a full mouthful nonetheless.