2003 Chateau de Lascaux Coteaux du Languedoc Rouge

[wdonovan]

Funny, I've found the same alcohol "hotness" with almost every '03 south Rhone I've tried (along with an overripe, stewed fruit taste).
I thought the alcohol taste overpowered the fruit. So I gave up on south Rhones 'til next vintage. I'm drinking the '01s that I've hoarded. One exception is the Cotes de Ventoux. Had a few of them in '03s that were fine. Maybe it's the south of the south that didn't have this issue. Ventoux is near the top of Provence (still further south than a lot of Rhone producers) and Languedoc is a good way south from there.