This is a white Côtes du Rhône blend, produced in the famous Syrah-producing commune of Tain L'Hermitage. Today I found it sitting at the bottom of the shelf in Waitrose. The stock was down to about 10 bottles and when I asked the in-store wine specialist why the bottles were almost half price, she told me the line had been discontinued. Cynical as ever, I decided I wouldn't grab them all and run lest they were all nasty. Instead, I grabbed just one to see how it goes...
Aroma: Yellow fruit.
Flavour: Strong, fresh fruit flavours entwined with nice biscuity complexity.
Ripe yellow apples, grapes and shortbread.
Medium-bodied, off-dry and a little oak; all of these qualities lend this wine to pairing with food. This wine is very good and I wonder why it's no longer being stocked by Waitrose. Hopefully I'll manage to get a few more before they're all gone.
Wine Name: Parrallèle 45
Producer: Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Grape/Blend: 50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Marsanne, 20% Viognier, 10% BourboulencVintage: 2009
Alcohol: 13.5%
Alcohol: 13.5%
Country: France (Côtes du Rhône)
Bought at: Waitrose
Price: £5.99 (Discontinued, was £9.99)
Value for money:♦♦♦♦ Very Good
Over all rating: ♦♦♦♦ Very Good
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