Domaine la Milliere Cotes du Rhone Villages Vieilles Vignes 2017

Rhone Blend | France

$18.95 | 750mL

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Milliere can basically do no wrong. Year after year, they just over-deliver in a HUGE way. It’s really quite astonishing. We just visited the Domaine about 2 weeks ago, on our way to VinItaly, and tasted all the new releases with the meticulous Michel Arnaud, and came away more impressed than ever.

The 2017s are killer - a very warm growing season and a tiny crop yielded small berries with incredible concentration. The 2017 CdR Villages VV is all farmed organically with biodymanic principles from a terraced vineyard whose vines are over 100-years old! Yes, this is the Cotes du Rhone we are talking about! Located in a lieu dit called "Maucoil", just a few steps from Châteauneuf-du-Pape terroir, this is baby Châteauneuf for under $20! Brought up in large old vats, (Michel guesses they are around 70 years old now), so there is no wood aromas or flavors to get in the way of the pure black/purple fruits and fresh garrigue that expload from this wine. This is Cotes du Rhone on steroids! Just trust us...this will be the best 19 bucks you'll spend all year.

About the Producer

It was in the 1940s that Fernand Arnaud bought La Millière. At that time on the estate, vineyards were side by side with fruit orchards.

At the age of 14, Aimé, Fernand’s son, decided to devote his life to vines and wine. Over time, Aimé, aided by his father’s advice, transformed La Millière, making the estate fully viticultural. For him, his vocation was laid out: he would be a vinegrower-winemaker.

Michel, Aimé's son, took over La Millière in 1983, making him the 5th generation of Arnaud vinegrower-winemakers. Since then, Michel has continued to apply the knowledge handed down to him by his parents and grandparents. In his footsteps comes Vincent, his eldest son, who has just joined the estate. He continues the family history that has been at the heart of La Millière for many decades.