Winery - Domaine du Trapadis
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Friendly and approachable, this charming wine easily blends leather and raspberry notes. It’s lush in texture, soft but not unstructured. Drink now–2018.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Creamy textured, this Rasteau features aromas of cherries tinged with cedar and mint, then turns darker and earthier on the palate, bringing in additional intriguing spice notes. Long on the finish, with echoes of pepper and anise.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smoky, meaty and bacony upfront, this Rasteau is dense and tannic, and in need of another five years’ of cellaring. Plum and bacon flavors are Syrah-like, and the finish ends with a touch of smoke.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
One of three top cuvées from Trapadis, the ’05 Les Rieux boasts aromas of ripe cherries, leather and spice. In the mouth, it’s supple, velvety and maybe a touch warm, finishing long.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Already lightening in color and possessing only modest cherry fruit, this supple wine should be consumed over the next few months.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Really dark and savory in character, with scents and flavors that run toward meat, soy sauce, mushroom, coffee and prune. Tart and firmly tannic on the finish. Save the extra money and buy the regular bottling, which shows better balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows better balance than Trapadis’s Les Adrès luxury cuvée, with dried cherries, leather and a lush, warming mouthfeel. The flavors are of superripe cherries, but there’s still fresh acidity, that results in a long, mouthwatering finish. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Trapadis’s basic Côtes-du-Rhône is a solid value pick year in and year out. The 2003 shows hints of sur-maturité in its aromas of stone fruit and almond; there’s also a hint of orange peel. Dried cherry flavors glide on silky tannins, while it firms up and adds crispness on the finish, courtesy of the high proportion of Carignan. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Nicely perfumed by scents of anise or fennel, fresh rasberries and coffee, and although those notes carry on to the palate, the wine seems a bit tart, as it thins out on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Even for a top Côtes-du-Rhône this is a powerful wine. It has great fruit, ripe tannins and firm black-cherry flavors. Still young, there is a touch of barnyard which will certainly blow away, and give the wine great aging potential.
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