DOMAINE ROBERT MICHEL

2004 VINTAGE
ST. JOSEPH ROUGE “LE BLOIS DES BLACHES”
CORNAS “CUVÉE DES COTEAUX

Robert Michel will be retiring after the elevage of the wines of 2006 so the series of wines from 2004 represent the first of the final trio of vintages from this master of Cornas. Michel is a modest man who makes wines of incomparable breed. His wines have an honored place in our personal cellar. The St. Joseph Rouge “Blois des Blaches” 2004 is simply the best wine he has made from this tiny plot of land north of Cornas. It has a tenacity of flavor and strength of character that is hard to find in the extended appellation of St. Joseph. It has an ebullient fruit with that touch of wild berry and game that is a classic indicator of Syrah from this region. The Cornas “Cuvée des Coteaux” presents the more gentle side of this appellation with a seductive fruit and controlled tannins. This wine will convince you of the joys to be found from the top producers in the 2004 vintage. We will offer the great wine of this domaine, the Cornas “La Geynale”, during the autumn to give it additional time in the bottle before it gets devoured.