Celebrating Bastille Day with La Domeliére Rasteau!

It was Bastille Day yesterday, the start of the French Revolution.  A movement that mirrored our own, but moved along somewhat differently than our own revolt.  But I digress, sorry it the history geek in me.  Bastille Day is a good day to pull out a fine French wine and indulge in some provincial French dishes.

For tonight's dinner Pris had picked out the La Domeliére Rasteau 2009 Cotes Du Rhone Villages to go with our meal.  We tried this wine a while back on a trip to Feldman's Market Center.  They were offering samples of some of their wines, and we really liked this particular bottle.  At $10 it was a really easy bottle to like.

The La Domeliére Rasteau 2009 Cotes Du Rhone Villages is an exceptionally smooth wine.  It has a very complex nose that's almost pungent its so strong.  Its full and fruity on the palate.  Dark fruits and currant dominate the flavors, but despite the potency of the flavor, the wine is well balanced.  Nice round tannins finish off the La Domeliére and help create a long dry finish.

We paired this wine with a Dijon and herb crusted pork roast, roasted potatoes, grilled vegetables, and assorted cheeses all from Feldman's Market Center.  The pairings went wonderfully.  The wine, while full flavored, actually worked extremely well with the lighter meat and cheese.  I made a cheese toast with some brioche slathered in dijon mustard, then covered in a hard chèvre cheese and toasted.  Fantastic stuff, especially with the wine.

The La Domeliére Rasteau 2009 Cotes Du Rhone Villages is a great wine, especially at $10 a bottle.  We got it at Feldman's here in Brownsville.  For more information on the wine you'll have to Google the wine and check out the other blogs since I couldn't find a central website.