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Le Pigeoulet en Provence
2003 Vin de Pays de
Vaucluse; about $13
(Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, Calif.)
Great wine always tastes better when it doesn’t cost much. Le Pigeoulet en Provence would taste delicious no matter the price: It’s gorgeous from the first ruby splash that hits the glass, to its scent of warm cherries and spice, to its juicy, woodsy berry flavors. It’s also got pedigree: It’s made by the Brunier family, who make the revered (and pricey) Chteauneuf-du-Pape wines of Domaine du Vieux Tlgraphe in France’s Rhne Valley. With Pigeoulet, you get their expertise applied to vineyards in the south of Chteauneuf and just outside the appellation, making for a sort of mini-
Chteauneuf at just $13.
– Tara Q. Thomas
