Wine of the Week - 2004 J.Vidal Cotes du Rhone

This wine is a great buy at $7 at Trader Joe's. It starts with great fruit, dried cherries, perhaps, and has a slightly tart finish. This is definitely a food wine and you know your not drinking a new world wine. This wine is not big and jammy, but it is not a lightweight either. It's kind of spunky and stays in your mouth for a long time after you swallow. Red meat, pasta, pizza, stew, BBQ.