Château des Tours Réserve Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2009

Josh Morgenthau

Really engaging nose. At first this was disappointing on the palate, but with time complex ripe berry fruit and garrigue notes emerge. This bottle is a touch maderized, a little sweet and on the verge of soapy on the palate. Transparent color and resolved tannins.

Lee Pitofsky

Intensely aromatic on the nose and deep and mouth coating on the palate. Kirsch cherries, black cherry liquor, lots of exotic spices and purple flowers. It’s a powerful wine and the ripeness of the vintage shows, but it still displays an underlying elegance and seductive nature that comes inevitably with anything Emmanuel Raynaud of Château Rayas, touches.

Jeff Ames

Owner/Winemaker Rudius Wines

Usually love these wines but this tastes off and like it is re fermenting

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

You simply cannot find a better CdR. Aldditionally, you can't find more wine than this for the money.

Byron Hewett

Excellent! Cherry. Balsam. Sandalwood, a little burnt sugar.

Chris Chiapparelli

Drinks way better than it costs. Is it really that hard to make real wine that costs $35? I'm talking to you burgundy.

Ron Siegel

Served blind by the Somm At Casanova's smelled nose of ripe strawberry and cherry with baking spices and pepper. Guessed a 2010 Cote de Rhone.

Angu Pangu

Beautiful, though mel dislikes.

Betsy Kitchens

Dry with some fruit. Slightly gamy. Paired exceptionally well with the tea smoked duck. Rec. by the som.

Kevin Stein

Soft, sweet, and very gulpable!