tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post5899615500658976373..comments2023-10-19T09:46:53.613-04:00Comments on Artisan Wine on a Budget: Domaine Sainte Anne Cotes du Rhone, 1998Fred McTaggarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-89637204115538841632012-05-08T18:45:33.664-04:002012-05-08T18:45:33.664-04:00Thanks for the confirmation, Stephen. I bought a d...Thanks for the confirmation, Stephen. I bought a decent quantity of each cuvee (CDR, CDR Villages, Notre Dame des Cellettes and Saint Gervais) of Domaine Sainte Anne in every good vintage from 1998 through 2007. Sometimes I wonder: what if I'm wrong and I end up with a cellar full of vinegar? So far, I'm laughing.<br /><br />Are you the Stephen Grant who was (is?) involved in wine importing in Michigan? If so, I owe you a great deal of gratitude and respect. I buy much of my wine from Village Corner in Ann Arbor and at one time in the 1990s, I discovered that nearly every wine I was buying was a Stephen Grant selection. Domaine Sainte Anne was one of those selections, I believe, along with Deux Roche, Henri Pelle, etc.Fred McTaggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-74624963726082236192012-05-08T17:08:59.399-04:002012-05-08T17:08:59.399-04:00These wines will keep- and evolve- in a cool cella...These wines will keep- and evolve- in a cool cellar for a very long time: the original cuvee that became the base of the St, Gervais- a 1979- is still more than drinkable; so are wines from the 1980s and early 1990s. With age, they develop Chateauneuf-like aromas of leather etc. in a smaller but perfectly balanced frame.Stephen Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-7638379127337314572012-05-02T18:13:07.874-04:002012-05-02T18:13:07.874-04:00Oh, I love the wine when it's young too--all t...Oh, I love the wine when it's young too--all the cuvees. And the CDR Villages Saint Gervais is my favorite. The Saint Gervais probably benefits the most from age but all keep very well.Fred McTaggarthttp://www.artisanwine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-61878574171625765892012-05-02T18:00:32.319-04:002012-05-02T18:00:32.319-04:00I have tastet only recent vintages of this Cotes ...I have tastet only recent vintages of this Cotes du Rhone ... I really Love it! Very elegant Saint Gervais.minozeroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013055312434983480noreply@blogger.com