Les
Garrigues d'Eric Beaumard et Christophe Lambert
1998
Les Garrigues Varietal/Style: Cotes-du-Rhône Origin: Domaine de la Grand'Ribe Vintage: 1998 Winemaker: Eric Beaumard Rating:13/20 Retail Price: n/a
Tasting
Notes:
We got to know the 1998,
but we can see the jovial and talented sommelier/ winemaker's
touches in the new vintage. The 1999 packs a much more intense
punch of flavor and complexity. They had fun trimming the
45-year-old vines and the results are paying off. We would
not hesitate to raise the rating to 14/20. (Updated 12/13/01)
Profile: Although he's best known as Tarzan and The Highlander,
Hollywood legend Christophe Lambert is a real foodie. So
much so that he has embarked on several food and wine-related
projects. In France, he not only owns mineral water and
food processing plants, but he also owns a vineyard where
he produces Côtes-du-Rhône wines with partner
and passionate [now] winemaker, Eric Beaumard. The duo cogitated
to produce a fine beverage by building on the Domaine's old
vines and improving the fruit concentration and other secret
tricks.