91David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The L'Edre 2006 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Carrement is even brighter and more exuberant than its 2007 counterpart, with terrific sweetness of black currant and cherry allied to tart fruit skin and luscious, fresh juiciness. Licorice and chocolate lend rich support to the fruit on the palate, and suggestions of wet stone underlie what is otherwise an entirely 'above ground,' fruit-dominated wine. While this, too, is almost impossible to put down (or spit out), the 2007 is a bit more interesting. I would plan to enjoy this over the next two years. Jacques Castany and Pascal Dieunidou moved into a cellar just down the street from Domaine du Clos des Fees in 2002, and have accumulated their estate through small inherited parcels, but they still have full-time jobs outside. Inspired by wines of the Northern Rhone, they have chosen to emphasize Syrah to an extent one seldom encounters in Roussillon - although, I hasten to add that I can find no similarity between the wines here and those of the Northern Rhone."
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"The L'Edre 2006 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Carrement is even brighter and more exuberant than its 2007 counterpart, with terrific sweetness of black currant and cherry allied to tart fruit skin and luscious, fresh juiciness. Licorice and chocolate lend rich support to the fruit on the palate, and suggestions of wet stone underlie what is otherwise an entirely 'above ground,' fruit-dominated wine. While this, too, is almost impossible to put down (or spit out), the 2007 is a bit more interesting. I would plan to enjoy this over the next two years. Jacques Castany and Pascal Dieunidou moved into a cellar just down the street from Domaine du Clos des Fees in 2002, and have accumulated their estate through small inherited parcels, but they still have full-time jobs outside. Inspired by wines of the Northern Rhone, they have chosen to emphasize Syrah to an extent one seldom encounters in Roussillon - although, I hasten to add that I can find no similarity between the wines here and those of the Northern Rhone."
