Mr. Brezeme: Question?

Gregg, Eric previously has said the plain Cotes du Rhone has at least 80% Grenache which comes from further north than other Grenache fruit.

. . .. . Pete
 
Right, however, Josh Raynolds indicated 100% in 2010, thus my query. And "at least" is not very precise.
 
Very little whites in the '10s, because of troubles on the clairettes in St Julien (a few hundreds of kilos among over 20 tons of grenache). A lot more in the '11s.

Frankly, I don't weight the harvest in order to know exactly how much of each grape I get. I don't have time or money for that.
The Cotes du Rhone is now a wine made from specific parcels in Saint Julien en Saint Alban. It's not a varietal oriented wine.

The maximum of whites I can get according to the vineyards surfaces and yields is around 20%.

Sorry, I can't really do better than this.

BTW, the grenaches are over 50 years old so are not clonal. How could I be sure that it is really all grenache? Probably not and by a large margin I'd say...

PS : Is petit verdot white or red? Because if it's white, Grenache could be lower than 80%. I wouldn't be able to make the difference with grenache noir otherwise.
 
Thanks Eric. After web browsing your '10 CdR (and purchasing a reasonable parcel), I stumbled on the Tanzer publication's review indicating 100% Grenache (by Mr. Josh Raynolds). Not sure how he/they concluded that based on your response.
 
originally posted by Gregg G: '10 CdR (and purchasing a reasonable parcel)
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Gregg, Based on our sampling the other night, you made a wise purchase.

The CdR Brezeme '10 is no slouch either.

. . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

originally posted by Gregg G: '10 CdR (and purchasing a reasonable parcel)
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Gregg, Based on our sampling the other night, you made a wise purchase.

The CdR Brezeme '10 is no slouch either.

. . . . Pete
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I've drank more of this than I care to admit on a public forum.
 
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