Mary Taylor - Costieres des Nimes - Pierre Vidal 2020 (Pre-arrival)

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A typical blend of 60% Grenache with roughly equal parts of the Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes, this is a fleshy but elegant wine, with an enveloping core of spicy dark berries and a firm grip of tannins. But beyond the fruit, it’s the expression of the soil that gives the wine its true identity. 

If you could bottle all the romance of summer in the south of France—the dazzling sunlight of a Cezanne painting and the warm sea breeze blowing through hillsides of lavender and thyme—you’d wind up with something a bit like Pierre Vidal’s beautiful expression of the Costiéres de Nimes appellation. A little-known sub-region at the southernmost edge of the Rhône valley, with a history of wine production that dates back to the ancient Greeks, the region combines all the juicy friendliness of a more familiar Côtes-du-Rhône with a wild, almost rustic streak that speaks of its southerly Mediterranean origins. This untamed quality runs throughout all of Pierre’s wines, which practically sing of their place of origin. 

Above all, this is the Platonic ideal of a “food wine,” best appreciated with rich and hearty dishes. Mary recommends using a wide-rimmed glass to let the wine soften and evolve over the course of an entire meal.

  

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Producer	Mary Taylor
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Costieres des Nimes
Varietal	Grenache Blend
Vintage	2020
Sku	22192
Size	750ml