2007 Rasteau Cuvee Florianaelle
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A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, the 2007 Domaine Beau Mistral La Cuvée Florianelle is named after Jean-Marc’s children and exemplifies the Rasteau terroir with its chocolate covered black cherries, licorice, crushed stones and earth driven bouquet. I liked this more and more over the course of the evening; it has a level of purity and precision that’s lacking in the St.-Martin. Medium to full bodied in the mouth, the wine is beautifully textured, very pure, fresh and balanced. It showed a fair bit of ripe tannin right after opening but after an hour of air, the fruit had eclipsed the tannins. Stunning now, I think this will drink well over the next 10 to 12 years.
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The prodigious 2007 Cotes du Rhone-Villages Rasteau Cuvee Florianaelle is one of the finest wines from this village that I have ever tasted save for that of Domaine La Soumade. This brawny, big-boned, densely concentrated, inky/purple-colored 2007 offers up aromas of black cherry liqueur, licorice, truffles, graphite, and incense. Hugely fruity and exceptionally full-bodied with a boatload of velvety, well-integrated tannins, this stunning Rasteau should drink well for 12-15+ years. This estate's wines continue to rise in quality. Their 2007s are superb (as are most Rasteaus in this vintage), but they have also produced outstanding 2006s. Importer: A Jack Siler Selection, various American importers; Springfield, VA; tel. (703) 644-5210