Terre Rouge Tete-a-Tete

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2000 Terre Rouge, Tete-a-Tete, Sierra Foothills ($13). This is Terre Rouge's version of a Cotes Du Rhone. If you are in California and can't find a CDR this is an excellent option. It came with the Fall Harvest Sampler Case, am not disappointed with it, but probably would not go out and look for it amongst the CRDs available around here.

This is meant to be a young tasting wine in fact as well as in the grapes themselves coming from younger vineyards. They succeeded, and here in late '03 it was at the top of its game. Gives you strawberry aromas and flavors upfront. Texture that is at once spicy, frisky, and creamy swims across the palate. And the finish is surprisingly lengthy. Matched it with simply sauteed ham slices and spinach. Very nice.