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Bulletin Detail Date January 30, 2008  Title Last Call for the Sensational Southern Rhône from Vignobles Mousset-Barrot  Attachment ArthurSellers_Vol7Iss10_Mousset-Barrot.pdf  Bulletin We will be bringing our order for the highly regarded Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Vignobles Mousset-Barrot along with their terrific Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages to the LCBO on Wednesday, February 13th. VMB is a relatively large Southern Rhône producer but for some strange reason their wines are not well-known in North America. Robert Parker and others rave about them – and for good reason. Louis Mousset started the business in the mid-nineteen thirties and the winery is now operated by his daughter Catherine Mousset-Barrot, her husband Robert Barrot and their daughters, Amélie and Gaële. Find out all about the family’s landmark castle, their vineyards and great wines in the attached issue of ‘Selections’ and by visiting www.vmb.fr. Their wines are traditionally made and represent the best attributes of wines from the Southern Rhône. They are very well-priced and represent excellent value. We are pleased to offer you two excellent examples from the superb 2005 vintage: 2005 Château de la Garde Côtes-du-Rhône Villages - $21.00/Bottle; $252.00/12-Bottle Case (order here) 2005 Château des Fines Roches Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc (White) - $37.00/Bottle; $444.00/12-Bottle Case (order here) From the family’s private cellar we are pleased to offer you two ready-to-drink Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the very good 2001 vintage: 2001 Château des Fines Roches Châteauneuf-du-Pape - $37.00/Bottle; $444.00/12-Bottle Case (order here) 2001 Cuvée Fines Roches Châteauneuf-du-Pape - $62.00/Bottle; $744.00/12-Bottle Case (order here) Should a case of one of these fine wines be too much, Robert Barrot has created a special red wine sampler case for Arthur’s Cellar Wine Club: Robert Barrot’s Mixed Red Wine Sampler Case: 5 Bottles of 2005 Château de la Garde Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages; 4 Bottles of 2001 Château des Fines Roches Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and; 3 Bottles of 2001 Cuvée Fines Roches Châteauneuf-du-Pape - $444.00/12-Bottle Case (order here) All prices include $1.00 per bottle handling fee. Please pass this note on to other Châteauneuf-du-Pape aficionados who you think might be interested. We are currently in Southern France sampling the recent vintages and otherwise toiling away on behalf of our esteemed Members. We’ll give you a full report upon our return. Cheers, Jim and Hélène jaswalker@arthursellers.com www.arthursellers.com