K&L Saturday Tasting: Rhone Valley 2002/3/23

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2000	Vin de pays des Collines Rhodaniennes, Rhone a bit of meat, pepper, blackcurrant, however, rather 1-dimensional, alcoholic - so - ws	9.99	**
1999	Monsieur Paul, Cairanne, Cotes du Rhone Villages sushi soy sauce aroma, full body, lots of spice, very long finish, very coarse tannin. An interesting wine to try. - so - ws	13.99	***
1999	Cuvee Prestige, Rasteau, Cotes due Rhone Villages yeaty, cheesy, bad wine. Opened two bottles, same taste. Most other tasters think it is a great wine. Fifteen-dollar great wine? - so - ws	15.99	*
1999	Domaine Cecile Chassagne, Gigondas simple raspberry, tannic yet watery. My taste may be thrown off by the previous wine, this may be ranked ** instead of *. But... I won't buy it in either case. - so - ws	14.95	*
1999	Domaine de Saint-Prefert, Chateauneuf-du-Pape very light color, grassy, raspberry, pleasant - so - ws	14.95	***
1999	Domaine de Marcoux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape sweet port aroma, full body, salty, tannic - so - ws	27.99	**
1999	Cuvee Confiance, Rasteau, Cotes du Rhone Villages very pleasant, aroma of raspberry and currants, very long finish, chalky texture - so - ws	19.99	****
1995	La Chapelle, Hermitage complex aromas composed of wood, spice and pepper, very tannic and tight. Not ready to drink yet. - so - ws	79.00	****