Not much to say about this wine, but not because it lacks in anything. The 2007 Sablet "Les Deux Anges" Côtes du Rhône Villages is an excellent example of this appellation and vintage, especially considering what a terrific year it was in the Rhône, with consistent high quality across the board. Wines from this vintage tend towards chewy tannic structure, highly aromatic liveliness in the glass, and great robustness. This wine proved no exception.
A disclaimer: I love Syrah. I might love Syrah even more than Cabernet Sauvignon. It's the most heady wine I've ever had the pleasure of drinking, with such intensity, such profound wildness, that I can't helped but love it. This wine is predominantly Grenache, and as such presents a wonderful ruby color in the glass, with a nose of generous dark fruits, mostly briar-patch blackberries and plums, lightly tinged with spice. In the mouth, more black fruits are balanced to great silky tannins - courtesy of Syrah - with hints of pepper and integrated oak. Good complexity, tasty finish. Great with herbed roast lamb, beef stew, or pepper-crusted pork loin. $15.
A disclaimer: I love Syrah. I might love Syrah even more than Cabernet Sauvignon. It's the most heady wine I've ever had the pleasure of drinking, with such intensity, such profound wildness, that I can't helped but love it. This wine is predominantly Grenache, and as such presents a wonderful ruby color in the glass, with a nose of generous dark fruits, mostly briar-patch blackberries and plums, lightly tinged with spice. In the mouth, more black fruits are balanced to great silky tannins - courtesy of Syrah - with hints of pepper and integrated oak. Good complexity, tasty finish. Great with herbed roast lamb, beef stew, or pepper-crusted pork loin. $15.
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