2009 Les Rials Domanie dela Chanade Loin de l'OEil - Sur Lie
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2009
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Price:$8.99
It’s rare to find a white wine
that pleases the wine aficionados as well as the casual sippers—and works with
lightweight summer fare as well as spicy dishes.
The wine was Les Rials 2008
from Domaine de la Chanade in the Cotes du Tarn (Gaillac region) of
southwestern France. If you want good French wines under $10, you pretty much
have to look for the Gaillac, Minervois, or Languedoc regions. But there are
some terrific bargains from these areas of southwestern France.
The Les Rials is from a
1,000-year-old white varietal grape named Len de L’el, which has a long stem,
so the label also says, “Loin de l’oeil,” meaning “far from the eye”. This is a
fruity, but not too fruity, wine with orange and lemon aromas.
We served it with a very spicy
salad, and it stood up very well to the aggressive flavor in the food. It also
worked marvelously with our guacamole appetizer.
