Product Description
92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
“Made from 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre, from 40- to 70-year-old vines, the 2013 Rasteau La Fontaine is a gorgeous effort that has classic Rasteau richness and depth, yet also shows a seamless, elegant and classy style. Black raspberry, currants, ground herbs and pepper all emerge from this full-bodied, nicely concentrated effort, and while it has a soft, supple feel, it should evolve nicely for 4-5 years. Located in Rasteau, this small, family run estate was create by Georges Perrot, who bottled his first wine in 2002 while renting cellar space from Andre Romero of Domaine Soumade." (JD) (01/2015)
Vinous Reverie Notes
“This superb family run estate is managed by founder Georges Perrot and covers 25 hectare located in both Côtes du Rhone and Rasteau. Phillippe Cambie also consults here, and the wines show brilliant typicity, as well as rich, volumptuous textures, and beautifully made profiles.” ~ JEB DUNNUCK
At Domaine la Colliere, the husband-and-wife team, Georges and Delphine Perrot, makes extraordinary wines from their 30 vineyard plots, which span 25 hectares. Georges and Delphine decided to break away from the traditional style of many Rasteau wines, i.e., over-extracted and over-the-top, and focus on making aromatic, bright wines with a lifted feel. They achieve this through manual farming, fermentation in mostly old concrete tanks, and their exceptional soils (red clay, gravel, pale limestone clay and blue clay soils). Their wines are terroir-driven and exude freshness, fruit, and harmony between tannins and acidity. The 2013 Domaine La Colliere “La Fontaine” Rasteau may be one of the best wine values of the entire 2013 Rhône vintage. Made from 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre sourced from 70-year-old vines, the 2013 La Fontaine is a beautiful wine with aromas of raspberry, spice, herbs, and hints of stone. Fruit and pepper accents hit the palate as this lively, fresh offering unfolds. Perfect for pizza, spicy meat dishes or red pasta sauces, this wine will sing with almost all meat-inspired dishes.
