On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:01:14 -0400, Joseph Coulter
> wrote:

>Nils Gustaf Lindgren wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I looked into the google data and it is indeed a bit confusing. "La
>> Triboulette" is a Croze-Hermitage AOC, while Noble Rives is a Vin de Pay de
>> Collines Rhodaniennes, and considerably cheaper.
>> A visit to the Cave de Tain web site disclosed that neither of these wines
>> are advertised on that site.
>> Apart from that, I have no personal knowledge of either wine, more's the
>> pity, except, a tasting note on a Danish wine forum was less than
>> enthusiastic, finding the "La Triboulette" clumsily oaked.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Nils
>HMMM I have had the Noble Rives Crozes, two nights ago actually, Noble
>rives is the coop's basic wine available as a Crozes, St Joseph
>Rousanne, Marsanne, and Hermitage. None of these appear to be oaky at
>all leading me to believe that La Triboulette is another product entirely.

I've tasted most of the Nobles Rives range while visiting Cave de Tain
on a couple of occassions. I've never seen the 'Triboulette' version
at sale there though.

The Crozes-Hermitage 2004 'Triboulette' doesn't strike me as been oaky
at all, other vintages might differ. The oak profile is very close to
the normal (i.e. Nobles Rives) version. The old-vines selection 'Les
Hauts du Fiefs' is far more oaky.

I'm still unsure if the 'Triboulette' bottling is simply labelled
differently than the normal version - but otherwise identical.