2023 Font de Courtedune "Le Mourre" Vieilles Vignes

$42 in 6-Packs!

Courtedune is less than 2km from the legendary Ch. Rayas, the superstar of heady, classy, powerful, rose-petal and raspberry fruited southern Rhones. Courtedune vines are on the same Courthezon sandy soils and even the Cotes du Rhone exhibits some impressive characteristics reminiscent of Rayas.

The vines are 60yo+, and it’s hand-picked and grapes (mostly grenache) are fermented as whole bunches. It has more grip than your average CdR, and it has way more class and interest!

This wine is generously flavoured, fully fruited and silky soft, but not too soft. As Decanter magazine says above, it’s a steal!

Gary Walsh from Winefront wrote a good note on a previous vintage that went along these lines; but to me this 2023 is by far the best of the last 3 vintages, and a wine of very special value! Cheers, Randall

“Black fruit, raspberry jam, quite meaty and nutty, a little spice and dried herb. It's medium to full-bodied, quite savoury with meat, dried herbs and black olive, some juiciness to red and black fruit too, with firm grainy tannin grip, balanced acidity, and a dry, spicy and nutty finish of good length, some bitter dark chocolate in the aftertaste. Kind of robust and chewy, but a good wine all up.” Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

“Light, fresh raspberry aromas, with a touch of cherry. Fresh and precise. Only medium-bodied, this is very drinkable. A light mineral touch brings further freshness to the finish, which is surprisingly long for a Côtes-du-Rhône. Not overly fat or heavy. Grown around the house on sandy soils, 60-year-old vines on average. This is a steal - a delicious Côtes-du-Rhône.” Decanter