2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne Le Ventabren
The 2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne Le Ventabren is a blend of 70% Grenache (50/60 years old), 20% Syrah (35 years old) and10% Carignan (55/60 years old) and sees cement tank aging before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. The nose shows ripe, heady notes of black cherries and raspberries mixed with minerals, earth and subtle spice notes. Fresh and lively, this fleshed out in the glass and has impressive purity and fruit. It’s medium to full bodied in the mouth with a fantastic, silky texture, beautiful balance, sweet fruit and a long finish. This is a smooth, polish Côtes du Rhône to drink over the next 10 years. (91pts.)

2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Vin de Pays Le Petit Scarabee
Offering up notes of sweet dark fruit, spice, underbrush and leather, the bistro priced 2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Vin de Pays Le Petit Scarabee shows ripe, interesting aromatics, medium body, a light mid-palate and a ripe, tannic finish. Textured, delicious and easy drinking, the lack of depth in the mid-palate and tannic finish suggest that this is better drunk young. (87 pts.)

2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Villages Rasteau La Ponce Blanc
A beautiful wine, the 2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Villages Rasteau La Ponce blanc (a blend of 40% Roussanne, 40% Marsanne and 20% old Clairette & Grenache) offers up crisp, clean aromas of pineapple, green apples, minerals and flowers. These lead into a medium to full bodied white that possesses vibrant acidity, juicy fruit, plenty of edge and clarity and a grippy, long finish. While this shows lots of palate cleansing acidity, it has the fruit to back it up. (90 pts.)

2006 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Villages Rasteau La Ponce Blanc
In a different style than the 2007, the 2006 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Villages Rasteau La Ponce possesses deep, rich and almost musky aromatics of honeyed pineapple and tropical notes, candle wax, minerals and white flowers. The palate is medium to full bodied with a lush, soft texture, beautiful balance and an impressive finish. While lower in acidity when compared to the 2007, it might just have more fruit while still showing plenty of edge and cut. (90 pts.)

2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Les Antimagnes Rosé
Showing fantastic aromatics of wild strawberries, cherries, minerals and baking spices, the completely dry 2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône Les Antimagnes is medium bodied, balanced, crisp and pure. This has great acidity, ripe fruit and plenty of length on the finish. (90 pts.)

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