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Quick Tasting Note: Fauterie 07
As much as I love shopping locally for wine at places like Western Market or Elie Wine Company, the reality of life in Michigan is that our three-tier system and distributors often serve as a barrier to new things. In some respects, we have one of the most vibrant food retail scenes in the country — people elsewhere would be thrilled with our assortment of ethnic markets, our farmers’ markets, and our access to all sorts of ingredients within a few minutes drive time of any area of Detroit of the suburbs — but it’s like pulling teeth sometimes to get the best wines, beers, and spirits.
Tonight, I’m drinking a bottle I picked up at New York’s Chambers Street Wine: Domaine de Fauterie’s 2007 Saint Joseph from Les Combaud. Wines from this region have to be predominantly syrah, and that’s fairly evident here from the inky color. Despite the heavy looks, it has some lightness. Initially ripe and fruit forward, there’s a lot of bright acidity on the finish — a very currant-like flavor. The longer it sits, the more evident the tannins and a subtle campfire smoke flavor become. With a case discount, I paid $25 for this bottle, and it’s worth every penny. Delicious but packed with both power and nuance.
(13% abv. Imported by “USA Wine Imports,” a Jeffrey Alpert Selection, who’s also responsible for some delicious Jura wines I’ve had recently.)
