Wine tasting note: 1996 Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau

1996 Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau

15th Oct 1997 Rhone Table Red

Even deep red.
Spicy, up front nose with perfumed red fruits.
Light to medium bodied with juicy, spicy fruit; excellent, fresh acidity; soft, sweet alcohol; a trace of oak and dusty tannins.
Excellent value at about the UKP6.00 mark.

Wine Tasting: Chapoutier - the Reds