 Apologize for not getting out the Insider's Pick email last week. While there will be a BUNCH of wines coming over the next few weeks from those tastings for you to enjoy, that did not help those of you looking for your Thursday/Friday tasting fix. To make up for it we are doubling up for you this week with two wines from one of our store favorites. These are also great lead-ins to our yearly Thanksgiving recommendations email that will be coming out within the next day, as they are both ideal all-purpose food wines. Clos du Caillou is one of the iconic houses in the Rhone, one that genuinely and drastically affected the lines drawn for Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the 1930s. Let's just say that shotguns were involved. They are one of a very few houses whose estate straddles the appellation lines, placing their Cotes du Rhone vineyards side by side with their CNDP vineyards. These are both classically constructed Rhone wines; the White based on Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Clairette (occasionally some Roussanne from the neighboring CNDP-Blanc vines), and the red a classic Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre blend with a splash of Cinsault for a hint of rusticity. Balanced, more elegant in style that don't try and pound you over the head with fruit or assertive alcohol, these are a tasty 1-2 punch to have at any time of year, but especially at the holiday dinner table.
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