Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 plum and spice aromatics are

plum and spice aromatics are at the fore

Intense aromas of blackcurrant

The Filip is more gracious

but David Powell delivers some remarkable reds and whites at prices that are more than fair for the quality in the bottle

Fondreche, Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois Vintage:2009 plum and spice aromatics areThe first vintage for the cuvee, the stacked 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois (80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 5% Syrah, aged all in new oak) is a full bodied, sexy, opulent and mouth filling southern Rhone that has plenty of garrigue, cedary spice, leather and ripe red and black fruits. Packed with character, ripe, lengthy and guaranteed to put a smile on your face, drink it over the coming 4 5 years.