Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 it is fresh and elegant

it is fresh and elegant and from a cooler (more Atlantic) vintage with more rain than the average and a relatively late harvest between September 28th and October 12th

Intense aromas of blackcurrant

mango and muskmelon for an unusually exotic expression of Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett that is as luscious in the mouth as it is heady on the nose

The Filip is more gracious

but David Powell delivers some remarkable reds and whites at prices that are more than fair for the quality in the bottle

Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 it is fresh and elegantThe first vintage for the cuvee, the stacked 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois (80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 5% Syrah, aged all in new oak) is a full bodied, sexy, opulent and mouth filling southern Rhone that has plenty of garrigue, cedary spice, leather and ripe red and black fruits. Packed with character, ripe, lengthy and guaranteed to put a smile on your face, drink it over the coming 4 5 years.