87-88. The 2006 Cotes du Rhone Belleruche is a strong effort in this vintage from Michel Chapoutier. The wine is already delicious, showing notes of plum, black currant, and cherry in a straightforward, fruity style with good body and seductive aromatics. It is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah and should drink well for 4-5 years.

86. The 2005 Cotes du Rhone Belleruche which contains considerable Syrah, offers some herbal notes, dark ruby color, good fruit, medium body, and a straightforward style that is unlikely to inspire or displease.

7/10

84/100.This wine was recommended.

The 2001 Cotes du Rhone Belleruche is a good value. More and more Syrah is being added to this blend, resulting in an excellent deep ruby/purple color as well as sweet aromas of black fruits and licorice. Medium-bodied, with sweet tannin and a big, fruit-driven finish, it should drink well for 2-3 years.
Note : 87 / 100

Chapoutier appears to be building more stuffing into his bottom line Cotes du Rhone as evidenced by the 2000 Belleruche. A blend of equal parts Syrah and Grenache, it exhibits a deep ruby color as well as a sweet nose of black fruits, licorice, herbes de Provence, and earth. Tangy acidity provides definition and crispness to this medium-bodied, fruit-driven effort. It should drink well for two years.
Note : 86 / 100

One of the better lower-priced offerings. A blend of Syrah and Grenache, it offers aromas and flavours of berries and cherries, tangy underlying acidity, fine elegance and finesse, and a floral, fruity quality. Pure and refreshing, it is best drunk over the next 2-3 years. 86-87

A deeply colored blend featuring scents of leather, black-tea, animale, and mixed berries. A bit more tannic than others, but that just makes it all the better with a hamburger. A wine that conveys the quality of the vintage.

Le nez s'ouvre progressivement sur les épices. La bouche bien définie, aux tannins serrés, évoque la terre fraîche. Caractérisé par sa droiture, ce vin, à l'élaboration convaincante, témoigne d'une volonté d'identification à une typicité régionale.

Quite a lot of Syrah here. Rich, fat and quite mellow. Good grip. This is rather fine for a basic. Lovely fruit. Long and stylish. 2001-2005.

Anyone who as tasted this Belleruche is bound to wonder if biodynamics have anything to do with the soft, exuberant fruit, the curious balance between being medium-bodied yet very intense on the finish, to say nothing of the sheer seductive nature of the whole thing. Too much Côtes du Rhône is a pale imitation of Beaujolais or simply too though and stringy for easy enjoyment. Belleruche is an example of how good it can get.

Kool-Aid for adults. A bright red color, this grenache-based wine sports explosive strawberry, cranberry and wild cherry flavors.

The pleasant, fruity, soft but simple 1997 Côtes du Rhône Belleruche (100% Grenache) is best consumed over the next year.

This 100 % Grenache wine, with its nose of pepper, red currants, roses, and licorice, is an attractive, medium-bodied, tangy Côtes-du-Rhône that is lighter than usual, but loaded with fruit. I would opt for drinking it over the next several years.

This illustrious estate has produced an exciting and thoroughly appealing red wine. Our highest recommendation !

Made entirely of Grenache, this robust red wine is a fine selection for grilled chicken, meaty fish (such as tuna) and all red and light meats (especially pork and duck). Complex and well-integrated, this is an elegant wine with soft tannins and plenty of berry fruit flavors.

Made from 100 % Grenache, it is a correct, sound, tasty, fruity, tart wine for drinking over the next 3-4 years.

It has all the simple earthy cherry flavors you would want from a traditional red from the region.

Smoky and herbal, with good, well-rounded ripe flavors of plum and black cherry. It finishes with a nice note of chocolate.

Brilliant crimson / purple color ; plums, currants and oriental spices on the nose. Lyrical and spicy, medium-bodied, with clean, clear black fruit flavors ; expands and amplifies with food. Moderately long finish, bolstered by the taste of grapeskins and fruit tannin. Rating : A- ($10).

Berry-scented nose, medium body, soft, elegant, expansive flavors, and a supple-texture. Its perfume and softness are very Pinot-like. Drink it over the next 5-6 years.

Made from 100 % Grenache, this wine is garnet hued with a vibrant bouquet of spicy raspberries and a hint of black peppercorns. Light and tangy on the palate with fresh berry flavours and a spicy finish. Simply delightful.

Made from old grenache vines. Its silky texture and piquant flavors are more complex and elegant than what is normally found in a simple Côtes du Rhône.