This delightful Cotes du Rhone from the excellent 2003 vintage has a youthful reddish color, lively scents of berries and exotic spices and concentrated flavors of dark berries, black pepper and a touch of leather and an intriguing finish; if you can find it, the 2001 wine is at its peak with even more mature complexity and intrigue; match with meat stews, BBQ meats, sausages and cheeses; associated with Domaines Listel, the largest private wine producer in Europe, Chateau Malijay is located near Vacqueyras in the southern Rhone Valley making a range of highly-acclaimed Cotes du Rhone wines.
John H. Isacs