WTN: Very short notes on Remejeanne, Beaurenard Rasteau and Sociando

Election day holiday today so had the guys over this afternoon for some wine.

Domaine la Remejeanne Cotes du Rhone Villages Les Chevrefeuilles 2005 - Lightish. Bright acidity. Coffee and tobacco. Quite dry and tannic. Not bad but much better with food. Probably better with a bit more cellaring.

Domaine de Beaurenard Rasteau 2005 - Sweetish and soft compared to the Remejeanne. Spicy. Coarse tannin on the finish. Easier to drink now than the Remejeanne but should have no trouble aging for another 2 years or so.

Chateau Sociando-Mallet 2003 - Ripe berry nose. Light to medium bodied. Quite approachable but not too interesting at this point. Maybe needs a few more years to show better.

Thank you for the notes, Jay, especially on the 2003 Sociando.

I had this in a tasting last year and was pleasantly surprised by its approachability then for a young Sociando and the nice balance that it showed. Looks like it may be approaching its closing phase.

I trust everything went well with the elections.

RC

Hi Mon,

I filled a 275ml bottle with some Sociando and will probably try it in a few days but from the initial taste, yes, it did seem it might be closing.

The elections went pretty well, I think.

Jay