Fortunately, not the case for St Cosme’s CdR. Still paying less than $15/bottle for most recent vintages…
Michael
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Charvin, Ferrand, Plan Pegau (VdT),
Mordoree, Ogier, Marcoux,
Clos de Caillou, Brunel … des Tours (off Chateau)
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Charvin and Ferrand, at least, have climbed slightly above $20 in the states. They are still great buys. By the des Tours, I expect you mean the VdP, so not a Cotes du Rhone, though certainly at more than the quality level of those CdRs named. But it is also more than 40 Euro retail in Europe according to Wine Searcher and about $100 in the US. As I keep saying, mark-ups in the US for Reynaud’s wines, from Rayas on down, are mindboggling and incomprehensible. Although these wines are wonderful, I don’t think any of them are as wonderful as they cost in the US. The market seems to disagree with me. These things happen.
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Kermit Lynch - under $20 and loads of provencal floral notes, violets . . . always yummy.
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I tasted the the Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Maclura with Laurence at the CdP festival a few weeks ago and it was surprisingly good. I need to pick a couple up to try at home for perhaps a less biased opinion. I think it is in the $16-20 range around here.
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I usually buy at the domaines, Ferrand has an easier CdRh “Mistral” that is a good everyday wine to drink young, 8,- at the domaine.
des Tours both VdP and CdRh are both below 20, but I wouldn´t buy them at US-prices …
although the 05 CdRh faired great at my tasting and was the group-fav. of one flight …
Gour de Chaulé
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Although Ventoux, the basic Les Terrasses Rouge, Château Pesquié, vintage after vintage is really quite nice Grenache/Syrah, still widely available and for under $20.
And, for that matter, it’s just really hard to go wrong with any red imported by Eric Solomon/European Cellars.
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Yes, I buy at the domaines too. But the question was from someone in the US asking about the prices of Cotes de Rhone in the US. What you and I pay at domaines has no relevance to that except as it shows relative price hikes caused by different importers or whatever is going on with Reynaud’s wines.
The Mistral is a very nice wine for drinking young. I think it still does cost under $20 in the US, at least from Weygandt’s store in DC. But if we are talking about wines of the quality of Charvin’s CdR, then, while I would put the Ferrand Vielle Vignes in that category, I don’t think the Mistral even means to be that kind of wine.
B-21 has 2015 XAVIER VINS CDR ARCANE XIX LE SOLEIL with the ESave comes in just under $20 so I bought some
Sure you are right, but I really won´t check US-prices to recommend anything … should do everybody himself … while Ferrand VV is fine at 10y the Mistral is good to drink at 1/2/3 years … still better as many at that price point …
Sad that André Brunel passed away last year … 
I have to check who carries on and how good the wines are now …
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for those who are stateside and cannot buy CdR at cellar door prices, Garagiste is offering some Ferrand this morning at $20. I’m not sure I’ve seen it in person / on the shelves anywhere in my region. (That bottle would be lawful to discuss in this thread if we exclude tax/shipping from the cost)
Cam you get Franck Balthazar’s CdR for less than 20 in the states? I can i find it for 13€ in EU…
It is a decent wine.
A current discovery in my locale: Gassier 2019 (a Côtes du Rhône I’d previously never heard of, but I liked that they use concrete vats; 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah). I think I have been buying it for around $16 in one of my go-to Fort Collins wine/ale stores.
This has been disappointing-kind of blah so would not buy again.
2019 le Clos du Caillou ‘Vielles Vignes Cuvee Unique Non - Filtre’ [Cotes du Rhone] This is a North Berkeley Import (NBI) which is not described on the producers website. For those less familiar with the property: due to a quirk/dispute in the 1930s, the Clos where this comes from is surrounded by CNDP AOC, but the site was not allowed to use that. The market accords their wines a premium to typical CdR wines, but not the full rates that CNDP appellation entitled labeling would command. I bought their wines in 1998, 2001, 2007, and 2010 but this is the first recent example purchased/opened. The Cuvee Unique gets organic treatment, hand harvesting, native yeast and all the modern care. For my tastes, the 2019 is deeply concentrated with a nose of kirsch. Tannins are mostly resolved, acid is low, and the fruit depth is much more than one expects at this classification/price point. Style wise, these are loud, powerful wines. I’ve had some prior big vintages that were fine for a decade plus, which for a CdR is long legged. On my card, this 14.5% abv grenache dominated blend gets A- but it would likely be less popular with AFWE WBs. There’s a little syrah, mourvedre, and counoise (!) too.
NB The NBI imported version is not the same as the producer’s global version and this could lead to confusion when looking at price lists or CellarTracker. There has been some gray market activity in their CNDP in recent years; I picked up one of those separately.
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Just enjoyed this… $14 from Garagiste…
- 2016 Domaine Roche Cairanne - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne (9/12/2024)
Tasted after 90 minutes of air. Another great example on how people give these cheap wines low scores. This is excellent. Medium garnet color. Dusty tannins. Some savory bramble notes. Blackberry fruit. Very complex and quite a bit going on here. Some licorice notes. (93 points)
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this was a covid discovery when i was buying some cheapo daily drinkers for the apt. its become a favorite ever since.
Côtes du Rhône, Dom. des Bacchantes. Its a cooperative outside of avignon…mostly syrah based. it punches well above the $9-12 I find them for. I believe it’s biodynamic.
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Some recent suggestions from Wine Enthusiast
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Not sure this truly is broadly available at the initial sub sawbuck level any more, but once upon a time the 2017 Dom. Charvin ‘Le Poutet’ [Cotes du Rhone] met the qualifications. It’s a property I’ve had long familiarity with, although this is the first/only of this vintage opened as I bought scant 2017 Rhones at all. 14% abv, natural cork, light sediment, GSM (and others) blend but heavy on the grenache of course. It tastes fresher, less dense than other vintages, with perhaps more red fruit character. Over three days, I enjoyed it the most on the first and second, so I suggest consumption. The edges are starting to lighten a touch, but 8 years is still a long time for CdR to keep. B+ grade…but heading south.
Charvin’s CdR is worth picking up in any good Rhone vintage, if you can find it in your region. Weygandt’s non filtered import is called ‘Le Poutet’ but gray market examples I’ve had from other agents have been fine too.
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