92David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 2006 Cotes du Roussillon Villages L'Edre was oddly reduced on first opening, with cassis leaf and pungent smokiness along with the sweet side of black currant, black raspberry and blueberry jam. But then the heavens - well, at least, the reductive curtain - were parted, and the glory of this wine revealed. With more brightness but less caressing texture and richness than the 2007, it invigorates the palate even as it is coated with sappy fruit concentrate. Pencil lead and a savory saline note add dynamic contrast in the finish to the wine's sheer sweetness of fruit and there is a lot of lift and a semblance of elegance here. I imagine this will be worth following for at least 5-7 years. Give this time in a decanter if serving soon. 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."
