2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

travhimself

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

Absolutlahmi

Classic Rhone nose. Strawberries, and unripe raspberries. Definitely needs decanting, otherwise alcohol is overpowering, and the finish is short and harsh . BUT,
After a day of sitting with the cork on the bottle this bottle turned into something very pleasant, developing a nose of warm strawberries and cassis. Strange but pleasant bubble-gum kind of thing on the mid-palate.
Good bottle if you're in the mood for something simple..

Tasting Tags: bubble cassis gum raspberry strawberry unripe

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

Brian Yinger

Cranberries on the nose, with a hint of pepper. Medium body feel with very nice and balanced tannins. The finish is a little shorter than I'd like, but very enjoyable. Great with bratwurst.

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

Joseph White

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

bossman

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

Howard Yermish

Okay, hear this. $6 for a nice French wine. Doesn't change my life, but huge QPR. Aromas of cherries, earth and green veggies. Flavors smooth out a bit once it has been decanted for a while, giving it a nice mouthfeel. Criticism would be that it is perhaps a little thin and simple, but for the price, buy it by the case and serve it to company.

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

Jon Brown

Wow 5.99 talk about QPR this wine is outstanding for this price.This wine is an everyday pleaser(will go great with all kinds of food).Have this wine with a sharp chedder cheese it's perfect. Nose of raspberries and light soil or mud.The mouthfeel is nice and silky with sour cherries and nice balanced tannins with a nice finish of blackberry liquor. Real nice wine, buy it by the case as your house wine.

Tasting Tags: blackberry-liquor sour-cherry

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

fieldsound

Bouquet: Straw, soil, sour cherry and this grandma's attic thing going on.
Flavor Profile: Solid, a little sour cherry mixed in with nice tannin structure. Dry on the finish. For 6 bucks a total grab. Blows Yellow Tail, Mondavi, Woodbridge OUT OF THE WATER. A really complex and interesting wine for 6 bucks.

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

rdaneel

Good color for a GSM blend, very garnet. Not a complicated nose, but with a sense of raspberry or other medium fruit. The body is medium, with a thin hit of fruit in the mid-palate leading to a moderately tannic and fairly quick finish. A very simple wine. It's an easy drinker - like a watered-down Australian fruit bomb - and a tremendous value. For $5, I'm very happy and would buy some more to keep around for days when I don't really want to overthink my wine.

2005 Rhone Rebel Cotes du Rhone

tarheel17

Decent. Under $10.
Nose: peppery strawberry with a hint of alcohol.
Palate: Pretty good. weak strawberries, major pepper midpalate, friendly finish.