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Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Le Chant du Soleil Rosé (Tavel)
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Despite the slightly dark rosé color, this is a more mineral rendition of Tavel, with crushed stone and lime aromas. Yet it’s also nicely rounded in the midpalate and long on the finish. The Tavel co-op wines showed consistently well in my tasting of the 2005s.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Les Lauzeraies Rosé (Tavel)
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Tavel is one of France’s best-known rosés, and the local co-op (Les Vignerons de Tavel) accounts for approximately 45 percent of the appellation’s production. Thankfully, at least from the 2005 vintage, quality is high and prices reasonable. There are several cuvées bottled and marketed in the U.S., but one of my favorite 2005s was Les Lauzeraie, which boasts lots…
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2003 Les Acanthes Red (Lirac)
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This cuvée from the Tavel co-op is probably at its peak, offering dried fruit and spice along with a velvety texture. Rich dried-cherry flavors finish long and supple.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2003 Richesse des Lauzeraies Red (Lirac)
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Starts with scents of spice and leather, but in the mouth the concentrated dark fruit comes through, powering its way with black cherries and plums while picking up a hint of licorice on the supple finish. Drink now.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Les Cigaliérs Rosé (Tavel)
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Has a Mourvèdre-ish quality to its aromas, sort of like tree bark and briary fruit with a touch of muscularity. Blackberry, plum and mushroom flavors stand out as being different from the rest of the Tavel crowd, but not necessarily better or worse.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Cuvée Tableau Rosé (Tavel)
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From its potent strawberry and watermelon nose to its candied fruit flavors, everything about this wine tries a little too hard, like a strident voice that says pay attention to me. It’s well made, tasty, and some will like the volume turned up.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2010 Cuvée Tableau Rosé (Tavel)
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A pale raspberry in color, this rosé is almost too young at this point, with some flint and passion fruit notes over berry fruit. Give it another six months and try it in the early spring, by which time it should have opened up a bit.
— J.C.
(10/1/2011)
Les Vignerons de Tavel 2005 Carte d'Or Rosé (Tavel)
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Slightly darker than most Tavel, this cuvée from the co-op is more mineral and less fruited, yet also more alcoholic and bigger than the others. The result is a bit clunkier and not as harmonious, but still a good drink.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
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