Letters from the Wine Oracle

December 14, 2007

Dear Cru Master

Domaine Richaud – Cotes du Rhone ‘Terres d’ Aigues’ (2005)

If you’re in the mood for wonderful floral aromas followed by mind altering weirdness on the palate – try this.

Dried herbs, strong garrigue notes and liquorice on the nose, full bodied initially, becoming seriously fat in the glass with some tobacco and grilled meat flavours which seem to fade but kick in again accompanied by a seriously weird sweaty iodine and dare I say it – Sauerkraut fizzpop explosion which stopped me dead in my tracks between the kitchen and the lounge.

Top marks for creating something really interesting here, I just wonder if the flavours work for me. After two glasses it left me in a dizzy sweat.

Domaine Richaud produce top quality wines and I look forward to returning to the Cairanne or perhaps the Les Garrigues…decisions, decisions.

Around £10.00 from www.thesecretcellar.co.uk or www.surf4wines.co.uk

The Oracle

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