Organic/Bio In the foothills of Mount Ventoux, the Jaume family crafts this delicious southern Rhone blend of equal parts Grenache and Syrah, all done in steel. Nicely mouthfilling in texture... Read More
Organic/Bio A terrific Chateauneuf-du-Pape estate creates their great value and very high-quality Cotes du Rhone from Grenache (80%) Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault, all from organically farmed vineyards. Some whole-clusters are... Read More
Organic/Bio Charbonniere always does a great job of balancing southern Rhone richness with drinkability. This blends 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 15% Mourvèdre done in large cask, steel and barrique and pumps out plenty... Read More
Chateauneuf du Pape, the greatest red of France’s Southern Rhone Valley, can be a bit TOO “great” – too rich, too alcoholic and too expensive. Not here, where a gutsy 50/50 blend of Grenache and Syrah delivers... Read More
Organic/Bio Gigondas is always based on Grenache – here around 70% - with that grape’s big fruit and fleshy texture given structure and savory shadings by additions of Syrah (here 20%), Cinsault (here 10%) and other... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV A blend of 60% Viognier, 25% Roussanne, 10% Clairette and 5% Bourboulenc, all planted by Vincent Boyer about 15 years ago and farmed organically. The ripe fruit is harvested in the early morning cool and... Read More
Organic/Bio The little village of Visan in the middle of the Cotes du Rhone always seems to give wines with a sleek black fruit and a hint of something we might call “ink” (but in a good way – really!). The blend... Read More
Organic/Bio The kind of wine we often call “cheerful.” There’s plenty of substance to the ripe red cherry and redcurrant fruit and a whiff of the wild herb and black olive notes the French call “garigue.”... Read More
Organic/Bio Nothing super fancy going on here in a wine that proves melding the old ways with modern ripeness and cleanliness can turn out something pretty deliciously satisfying. Jean-Marc Autran farms grapes in and around the... Read More
What a delicious old school red, one that harks back to the days when Gigondas was all about purity, minerality and - especially - deliciousness. As Wine Spectator says in the 92 point review, Inviting notes of mulled cherry,... Read More
Lower ABV The Jaume family delivers big value from Cotes du Rhone to Chateauneuf du Pape, like here in a blend of 50% Viognier, 30% Clairette and 20% Roussanne done in steel. The Viognier shows in notes of white peach and flowers... Read More
Organic/Bio Over the years, wine Robert Parker has called the Cotes du Rhone Champauvins a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could easily be mistaken for a Chateauneuf du Pape.... Read More
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From just south across the Rhone River from Chateauneuf du Pape, Lirac's sandier soils give a touch of elegance to the robust ripeness you expect here in the Southern Rhone. As Wine Advocate said when tasting this... Read More
Organic/Bio We could go on and on about how the soils here are identical to Chateauneuf du Pape across the river, how the Jaume family farms their vines organically and to very low yields, and how that use a blend of concrete... Read More
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Decanter called Ferme Saint-Martin a “hidden gem,” and that applies to Beaumes des Venise reds in general. In the hills above the more famous Muscat vines, the soils and climate read like a cross between... Read More
Organic/Bio What kind of wine does a top NYC sommelier create from old vines and one of the Southern Rhone’s most exciting hillside terroirs? If you’re Victor Taylor, former sommelier at The Quilted Giraffe and director... Read More
Julie is a child of the Northern Rhone and her husband, Graeme, from New Zealand and they met while working for legendary Norther Rhone aster Stephane Ogier. Now they are making some stunning Northern Rhone wines themselves, It's... Read More
Organic/Bio Julie is a child of the Northern Rhone and her husband, Graeme, from New Zealand and they met while working for legendary Norther Rhone aster Stephane Ogier. Now they are making some stunning Northern Rhone wines themselves.... Read More
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Cornas has the reputation as one of the more austere, strict, Syrahs of the Northern Rhone, but if there’s such a thing as “fun Cornas,” this is it. From three plots, partially destemmed and aged in... Read More
Powerful all Syrah from Ampuis. Vinous describes it in the 96 point rave, Displays highly perfumed black and blue fruit aromas, along with hints of vanilla, potpourri, olive and smoky minerals. Densely packed cherry, blueberry... Read More
Lower ABV The key quote at our tasting table when we tried the 2023 Cuilleron Marsanne: “I’d pay $35 for this.” Just a little bit of over-excitement there for a terrific take on a grape mostly seen blended with... Read More
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