According to Eric Asimov, the 2009 Cotes du Rhone vintage suffered from too hot a summer and thus too jammy a yield. The wines lack complexity--the earthy, herbal, or smoky character that has often accompanied cotes du rhone over the years.
I reviewed a Farmers' Market cotes du rhone earlier, and was quite surprised to find it fruit forward, but did not find it jammy. It lacked complexity, but for $10 a bottle, is a decently good buy. It had a long finish and nice balance with tannins, and as such I'll keep it on my recommended list. Would love to get some 2008 to compare it with.
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