About a year ago, a red Côtes du Rhône came across the tasting table and immediately captured the attention of our wine jury; its low price did not match the obviously high quality of the wine. The “buy” message was loud and clear.

The wine is the Clos d’Alzan, Côtes du Rhône Villages Signargues and is currently available at ABC Fine Wine & Spirits for only $12.99. The 2010 Clos d’Alzan was rated 90 points by the Wine Spectator.


Our ABC Wine Team was finally able to visit Clos d’Alzan last month. What we saw was an amazing vineyard that looked like some of the top sites of Châteauneuf du Pape with very large rolled stones and very old Grenache and Syrah vines. In fact Clos d’Alzan lies right across the Rhône River, from Châteauneuf du Pape. The intensely flavored, robust wine is a product of this exceptional terroir. We’ve also learned that the consulting oenologist for Clos d’Alzan is none other than Xavier Vignon, one of France’s best winemakers.

Clos d’Alzan is one of all time’s best values and rated “everyday useful” because its ability to pair with multitude of dishes: red meats, roasted pork and poultry, as well as mixed salads and pastas or enjoyed simply as aperitif.

Atanas Nechkov, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Wine Supervisor

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