A few days ago I recommended a couple of great value reds from Italy and now it’s time to pop next door to France. This wine will greatly appeal to fans of traditional rustic reds. Wine with bite, guts and a sense of the soil. Very real, very non-smooth. A Johnny Cash red. Have with hearty foods and a French Bistro atmosphere.
P.S. A few stores have the wine with a new label, but it’s the same wine.
YVON MAU 08 SHIRAZ, VDP de L’Aude, France 621979 $8.95
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Overlooked Bargain Red
Forget Shiraz, Think Bistro
Yvon Mau Shiraz looks like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of that grape. I expected it to be soft and smooth but instead it’s rustic and mouth puckering. Refreshing with an appealing honest feeling. No fuss, bistro wine that invites elbows on the table bottle, home cooking and hanging out. Perhaps with another of the same.
Yvon Mau 07 Shiraz, VDP de l’Aude, France 621979 $9.15
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