Pont d'Avignon Côtes du Rhône

Strangely a bit sweet and too rich for me. Well made and if you like a full-on CdR this could be for you.

2019 vintage

A bit more fruit, cassis and red fruits, coming through than on previous bottles.

2019 vintage

Magenta red, looks very youthful. Nose: fruity (raspberry/loganberry/mulberry), copper metal edge (like geranium leaves), cinnamon stick spice. In the mouth medium-full to full, tannins softening; a bowl full of mixed fruit (berries from the nose, but damson/elderberry tannin). Good length: dark fruit and flowers (rose). Has an exceptional presence, the full body that characterises this vigneron.

2019 vintage

Excellent CdR and superb value. Loads of depth and a lorry of punch, shows it's 15%. Tick of summer fruits bit a lot of rich dark fruit in there too. Hefty spice. Punching well above its weight. Think it's a good few years in it, might soften a bit with time, not that it needs to, wears it's punch well!

2019 vintage

Molt bon vi, qualitat/preu. Afruitat i facil de beure. S’acaba ràpid i amb ganes d’obrir una altre ampolla

2019 vintage

straight forward Cotes du Rhone. Today a little over it's time.

2010 vintage

Nicely aged CdR

2010 vintage

typical Rhone - not much develpment over the years - just good dry powerful wine. Brillant for the price.

2010 vintage

Nice wine. Had with ratatouille pasta

2015 vintage

Quite decent, good fresh red fruit and a bit of herbs. Not over the top, which is appreciated. Easy going, great wine for a campsite in this case. Drink now.

2015 vintage

Garnet to rusty to pink to clear rim, pink tearing. Tons of savory spice, anise, wet forest, wet decomposing leaves, black cured olives, bruised cherry on the nose. Tannins hit the rim of the hard palate and tongue, slightly rough, warm with alcohol, medium viscosity, flavors are congruent with the nose, but with an added highlight of candied cherry and sweet black raisins. The only downside I see is a bit of an empty mid-palate. I'm honestly surprised at how …

2010 vintage

I'm going high on scoring this wine vis-a-vis my CT peers. Mirroring so many of my experiences with Xavier, this wine was just 'meh' on day one. Primary, a touch too fruit driven, chunky, and even monolithic. Day 2 is different beast. Not enough complexity or length to merit a score in the 90's, but it's a silky textured Cotes du Rhone with plush red fruit and a pleasant hit of white pepper spice. Really quite lovely, and at 13.99 …

2015 vintage

This wine went down quite nicely in October so I splurged on another one. Well, at the price, hardly splurging. Anyway, this time around I was not so impressed (only marginally so), finding the wine a little softer and gentler than I remember and not as terroir-driven.

2015 vintage

Nice affordable Cotes du Rhone

2010 vintage

One of two sportingly priced Cotes du Rhones that we purchased at a Binnys French wine tasting event. Pretty spot on as to where a Cotes du Rhone should be in my book. Perhaps I preferred the similarly priced Saint Cosme but either would be welcome on my shelf on a regular basis.

2015 vintage

Deep red. Nice warm rich nose, berry fruit and pepper. Dry rich berry and pepper flavors and a nice textured medium long finish. Should come together with a year or two in the cellar. Under a screwcap.

2015 vintage

Where I like a Cotes du Rhone to be: somewhat lean and structured and not simply fruity; a bit of terroir happening.

2015 vintage

medium ruby; medium bodied, good intensity; strawberry, plum, grass, wet stone

2015 vintage

nice nose and medium aftertaste. good for the price.

2010 vintage

very good for the price. nice nose and medium aftertaste

2010 vintage

...I’ve slowly come to a conclusion that anything Xavier is a 90 or better for me; I will be buying 2 cases next time

2015 vintage

A little to fruit forward when 1st popped, ended up using in cooking.

2015 vintage

Mkt mörka bär, fyllig, mogen, bra syra o medel tannin. God. Lite ek.

2010 vintage

ripe raspberry, strawberry, garrigue, dried clay, animal. Elevated acid, chalk on palate. Fruit more tart on palate. Solid for price.

2015 vintage

With some soft generous fruit to it. Tasty, and some traction on the back. Negotiant project from a major consultant here.

2015 vintage

Very ripe and slightly sweet on the palate but good acid balance and some rustic tannins save this from being overblown. A good showing and especially at a killer auction price.

2010 vintage

leather, violets, earth, tar, tannic edge...good QPR that could use a year or two.

2015 vintage

Crowdpleaser. Typical of 2015 rhone: good purity, much mature fruit and subdued/underplayed acidity. Almost full body. Not very complex and borderline sweet and finishes a little short. The aftertaste has a somewhat unpleasent acidity that sticks with you. 87-88. RP 90

2015 vintage

Decanted for an hour; light sediment. Clear ruby color. A rather subdued nose of red fruit, strawberries, perhaps. Light bodied red fruit on the palate with some heat and no discernible tannins. Probably past its best days, as I recall this being better previously.

2010 vintage

big earthy cotes du rhone spiced and herbes de provence

2010 vintage

see my other note.

2010 vintage

I'm not sure about this one. The nose is a real under achiever. Dark roasted fruit. Hints of scorched earth. Decent flavours and a lot of tannins.

2010 vintage

bright dark cherry fruit, good acid

2010 vintage

Old World Blind Tasting >$25 (Bin 75) : Medium extraction, duller maroon; now this is Rhone- CdR, denser, fig, raspberry, warm stone; very jammy fruit on the palate, brulee, burnt sugar, blueberry, thinner on palate, tastes more like a Spanish wine under $20; didn't enjoy as much as last bottles.

2010 vintage

As good as my previous bottles. Tar, anise/herb, dark berry; juicy full body but balanced. I'm sorry I didn't back the truck up for this one.

2010 vintage

Opened the screwcap with reserves, but found a nice, typical medium body Cotes du Rhone with notes of dense fruit, soil and wood

2010 vintage

And.... another good one. See 02/20/15 and 06/10/14

2010 vintage

Same as on 06/10/14; tar and dark fruit and heavy aromas of bargain!

2010 vintage

last bottle. Took a few years to become s pleasant as it is today. Well made Grenache based wine with a lot of fruit (cherries) and spices

2010 vintage

with tourtiere

2010 vintage

Tart cherry flavor, slight alcoholic burn, smooth flavor. Fast legs, very drinkable.

2010 vintage

Solid everyday option. Darker fruit. Soft and easy to drink.

2010 vintage

Pop and pour (or, rather, unscrew and pour). Great QPR. Light but flavorful, quite floral but grounded.

2010 vintage

One of the best QPR wines (why didn't we buy more). A great southern Rhone blend that hits all the notes.

2010 vintage

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