Camille Cayran Le Chêne Noir Côtes du Rhône Villages AOP 2022
- 92
- $50
- Drink by: 2025-2031
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This is a high quality Côtes du Rhône Villages, drinking well above its weight. From a co-operative perhaps, but clearly one which values quality. This is Grenache dominant, a blood red/maroon hue, and is quite a savoury style. Notes of warm earth, leather, miso, cloves and dark cherries. If your experience with Côtes du Rhône Villages has been limited to bog average wines, I assure you that you are not on your own but persevere and give this a try. A revelation. The wine is balanced and lingers beautifully. For drinking over the next five to six years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
