27è Année - Numéro 2006 

The vineyards of the Sumerian family extends over 600 acres with vines of an average of thirty years of age.  Traditional plowing and hand picking explains this beautiful Chateau Coussin Sainte Victoire Côtes de Provence red 2003. Very well done with a deep and dark red colour, a nose of blackberries, cocoa and leather. A full and warm wine with dense tannins and a complex finish.  The rosé 2004 is just as flavourful with a persistent spicy touch, of great finesse both supple yet dry.  The Chateau Maupague red 2003 with a dominant red fruit and silky tannins has a very nice structure.  The rosé 2004 has a nice colour and is supple and tasty. In Cuers, Chateau l’Afrique red 2000 is a powerful wine, deep in colour with a red currant nose has elegant yet firm tannins. It’s rosé 2004 with notes of raspberries and rose can be enjoyed with a tajine or grilled rock mullet. The prestige Cuvée César 1998, presented in a superb case concocted by the sculptor César, has notes of black cherry, undergrowth and spices. The tannins are noble and is starting to reach it’s potential.

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Chateau de Maupague "Cotes de Provence" 2000: Although the French Riviera gets all the glamour, the hills high above the coastline are a different world. This is the fabled area called Provence, which itself gets pretty dreamy descriptions.

Less well-known, though, are the wines from the zone, which typically sport the appellation Cotes de Provence. Chateau de Maupague (pronounced mow-pahg) is one such red wine, and it's mighty fine. The name "Maupague," by the way, means "gives little," referring to the grudging quality of the vineyard's soil.

The distinction of this lush, intense red wine is due to Provence's great (and difficult to grow) red grape variety called mourvedre. A strong red grape, mourvedre can create, when properly grown to complete ripeness, a firm red wine with an enchanting dusty/spicy scent. That's just what happens in this bottling from Chateau de Maupague in the great 2000 vintage.

This wine is 60 percent mourvedre and 40 percent syrah, a combination that in lesser hands might make it dauntingly strong. Here, however, what emerges is a rich, robust yet not-at-all tannic red that tastes sun-filled. This is a succulent red, ideal for say, moussaka or lasagna. Of course, it's ideal for grilled meats or a beef stew. Better yet, try a Provencal daube, which is a beef stew with a bit of orange peel tossed in.

This is a deal at $12.95 a bottle.
Matt Kramer: 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
Matt Kramer is a Portland wine critic. His wine picks run every other Sunday, alternating with Katherine Cole's reports on the Northwest wine industry.

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C.S. is the abbreviation for "César à Sumeire", the dedication of the Sculptor César as seen on the original work of art, a compression of Sumeire wine labels, which served as the model for the label and case