Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 While this classy and stylish

While this classy and stylish effort should reward at least a decade of bottle age it should also be approachable after only 6 to 8

plum and spice aromatics are at the fore

Intense aromas of blackcurrant

it is fresh and elegant and from a cooler (more Atlantic) vintage with more rain than the average and a relatively late harvest between September 28th and October 12th

Laurence had taken a virtual leave of absence from her family’s estate in 2010 to devote her attention to raising her two small children

Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 While this classy and stylishThe first vintage for the cuvee, the stacked 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois (80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 5% Syrah, aged all in new oak) is a full bodied, sexy, opulent and mouth filling southern Rhone that has plenty of garrigue, cedary spice, leather and ripe red and black fruits. Packed with character, ripe, lengthy and guaranteed to put a smile on your face, drink it over the coming 4 5 years.