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 Domain's old vines and improving the fruit concentration and other secret tricks.

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Domaine de la Grand'Ribe
City: Sainte-Cecile-Les-Vignes, France
Phone: [33] (04) 90.30.83.75
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