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Les Coteaux de Neffies

We have been drinking the wines of the Cave de Neffiès for at least 10 years now, and the consistency offered by this brilliant small village co-operative is quite amazing. Year after year, they produce a range of wines that rival many of the best independent growers in the region. Indeed, they may just be the best co-operative in the whole of southern France. The reds are full of Languedoc "terroir", with the classic whiff of violets, black olives and herbs of the garrigue ever present in the Syrah-based wines. The range is a mixture of A.O.C (for the blends) and Vins de Pays (for the varietals). Syrah is the dominant variety in all of the Coteaux du Languedoc reds, with Grenache making up the rest, and the wines develop beautifully, and tend to come into their own at about 4 years of age. Some super white wines are also made (especially the varietals) and the Sauvignon Blanc Vin de Pays d'Oc is a regular in the annual Guide Hachette.

Les Coteaux de Neffies Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Vin de Pays d'Oc
Neffies_Sauvignon_2007_table

Vintage	2007
Region	Vin de Pays d'Oc, Neffies, north of Béziers
Colour/Style	Dry white - light-to-medium bodied
Grapes	100% Sauvignon blanc
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.0%
Food	As an apéritif, with fish, shellfish, salads
Next day	Still fresh
Drink	Over the next 2 years
Pale yellow/gold, with a floral, grassy, fruity nose and a hint of root ginger. Gorgeously fresh and fruity in the mouth, with hints of apple, lemon and exotic fruits and a lovely mineral edge. A long finish, too. A fabulous wine, which is regularly starred (and several times a "Coup de Coeur") in the Guide Hachette.

Price: £6.85 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Les Coteaux de Neffies Chardonnay 2007 Vin de Pays d'Oc
Neffies Chardonnay 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Vin de Pays d'Oc, Neffies, north of Béziers
Colour/Style	Dry white - light-to-medium bodied
Grapes	100% Chardonnay
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.5%
Food	As an apéritif, with fish, chicken, salads
Next day	Still fresh
Drink	Over the next 2 or 3 years
Pale straw colour. Classic fresh, floral, lemony Chardonnay nose. The palate offers light, fresh, zingy fruit flavours, notably lemon/lime and peach, along with a hint of honey. Lovely balance of fresh fruit and acidity, this is very moreish wine, ideally suited to food, yet a joy to drink on its own.

Price: £6.85 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Les Coteaux de Neffies Neffiez La Muse 2007 Coteaux du Languedoc
Neffies La Muse 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Coteaux du Languedoc, north-west of Pézenas
Colour/Style	Dry white, medium-full. Oak aged, on its lees for 3 months
Grapes	80% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.0%
Food	Fish with sauce, shellfish, or as an aperitif
Next day	Even better, and lasts for several days
Drink	Over the next 3 to 5 years
Mid-gold colour, with green glints. The nose is very complex, with apple, peach and mandarin orange aromas, with additional notes of root ginger, marshmallow and a nice dollop of oak vanillin. The palate is deliciously fresh, with white fruit flavours married to a quirky mandarin orange acidity. Good persistence, too, with that lovely acidity carrying all the way to a long finish. this wine will undoubtedly age nicely for a few years, but is so good to drink now. It also lasts for days, once opened, and gets even better. Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009 "A blend of Grenache Blanc and Clairette, this wine spends just three months in barrel, yet that has marked the wine powerfully, with lots of vanilla and toast, rather out-performing orangey fruit and a mineral quality at this stage. On the palate this really comes good however, the oak still very much there, but a delightfully fresh and incisive palate of fat, lemony fruit and tangy, grapefruity acidity pushing through. 90/100"

Price: £8.99 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Les Coteaux de Neffies Hadrien 2006 Coteaux du Languedoc Pézenas
Neffies Hadrien 2006 table

Vintage	2006
Region	Coteaux du Languedoc, north-west of Pézenas
Colour/Style	Dry red - medium/full bodied
Grapes	30% Grenache and 70% Syrah, aged in cuve (no oak)
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.5%
Food	Roasted or grilled red meats, chicken, pizza
Next day	Still going nicely
Drink	Over the next 3 to 5 years
Youthful deep purple core with a bright raspberry rim. Tremendously clean and pure on the nose, with fresh raspberry and blackcurrant aromas dominating, along with notes of undergrowth and cedar. Although Grenache accounts for only 30% of the blend, it is definitely the dominant variety here, on both the nose and the palate. It has great fruit concentration and the tannins are ripe, whilst the zingy acidity - as always with Neffies wines - makes for a beautifully balanced wine. Although quite young, it can be drunk with pleasure now, although there is certainly no hurry. The structure is certainly there for medium term ageing, and another 2 or 3 years should see it develop more secondary aromas and flavours. Lovely wine.

Price: £9.95 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Les Coteaux de Neffies Arnaud de Neffiez 2003 Coteaux du Languedoc
Neffies Arnaud 2003 Table

Vintage	2003
Region	Coteaux du Languedoc, Neffies, north of Béziers
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied, aged in oak barrels for 12 months
Grapes	95% Syrah, 5% Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.5%
Food	Roast meats and game with rich sauces, cheese
Next day
Drink	Over the next 5 to 8 years
Deep-ish ruby red, leading to a garnet/slightly bricking rim. A nose of fresh red and black fruits, violets, cigar box and well-integrated smoky oak, with a hint of farmyard/brett. A complex palate, full of dense bramble, blackcurrant and cherry flavours, with a hint of coffee grounds and spice. As one customer has pointed out, there is an almost Claret-like quality to this wine, despite its obvious Syrah profile. Perhaps this is what good Claret tasted like in the days when it was given a good dose of "Hermitage" to add a bit of stuffing! The slightly tarry/dusty tannins are nicely offset by tangy acidity which, combined with the rich fruit, gives the wine an interesting sweet and sour quality. This wine is drinking well now, but still has a good few years left before reaching maturity. At under a tenner, this wine would stand comparison with many of its Rhone counterparts costing twice as much. Cracking stuff! 12.5%

Price: £9.75 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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Les Coteaux de Neffies Neffiez Baltazar 2004 Coteaux du Languedoc
Neffies Baltazar 2004 table

Vintage	2004
Region	Coteaux du Languedoc, Neffies, north of Béziers
Colour/Style	Dry red - full bodied, aged in cuve (no oak)
Grapes	95% Syrah, 5% Grenache
Alcohol (a.b.v)	14.0%
Food	Red meats and game with rich/fruity sauces, cheese
Next day	Excellent
Drink	Over the next 7 to 10 years
This wine is given a long (24 day) fermentation using the carbonic maceration (whole bunch) method, after which it is aged in vat, with regular micro-oxygenation. The result is a very dark, almost opaque, wine with a nose of violets, bramble, black cherries, olives and sweet/sour/balsamic notes, all carrying through in the mouth, with liquorice and blackcurrants, and chocolate on the finish. It is rich and ripe, yet beautifully poised, with great finesse and excellent length. With firm but fine tannins and great balance,this is a really top class Syrah that will age beautifully - and an absolute bargain.

Price: £11.25 (Including: VAT at 15%)

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