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2007 Chateau Rigaud (Faugeres, France)
2007 Chateau Rigaud Faugeres ($11.99 for a limited time)
In the event you are a terroirist (one who is truly interested in where wines come from: how the soil and setting are expressed) this wine has much to offer. Great Priorat wines from Spain too come from slate soils (schist) and exhibit the same style of expression found here but through a different grape. In Priorat it is the old vine grenache expressing slate, here it is syrah expressing slate: that lick of wet stone YOU can taste. Geologically slate is usually found at elevations. The higher elevations add a brightness, vivacity and expressiveness too found here. This is true of higher elevation tempranillo in Spain for instance. The wines are more racy. The hints of smoke and peat and iodine should make it a single malt lovers wine balanced by Grenache flavors and textures. Now if you are not a terroirist (give it time) you will relate very well to this review: “The epitome of 2007s ability to combine lift and vivacity with ripe richness and sheer density, it represents a mind-boggling value that will in addition probably evolve interestingly in bottle for several years.” – 91-92 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. What an amazing value!!!!
91 Points, Bob Sprentall
Staff Selection, March 2010
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