A delightfully plump and easy Grenache/Syrah blend from this value-oriented Chateauneuf du Pape estate. Done all in tank, the fruit comes first here with enough earthy complexity to hold your interest. As Wine Spectator said of... Read More
A gutsy, peppery, Languedoc red that’s great for fireside sipping and matching up with hearty stews and roasts. It’s roughly equal parts Carignan and Syrah plus around 20% Mourvedre and 10% Picpoul Noir, all from vines... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV There is Provençal rosé and then there is Palette. Even back in 1948, the limestone soils in a small enclave just south of Aix-en-Provence were clearly different from the rest of the region,... Read More
Lower ABV A little time in bottle has done this nothing but good! It's a snappy blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah from high-altitude vineyards with plenty of body for the 12.5% alcohol. Crisp watermelon (from near the... Read More
Organic/Bio Sisters Caroline and Veronique Maret keep their family Chateauneuf du Pape estate anchored firmly in tradition while bringing the quality of farming and winemaking up the best modern standards. This is stylish, made... 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
Lots of 90 point praise for this classic white Rhone blend of Grenache, Clairette, and Bourboulenc from a fine Chateauneuf du Pape estate. There's excellent texture here along with... 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. Loads of fresh fruit, garrigue, and stony minerality here. Compelling now and for... Read More
Organic/Bio This must have been quite a mouthful when young, because with five years in bottle, there’s still noticeable grip and energy here! From limestone soils in one of the... Read More
Lower ABV On first taste, my thoughts: It's like Gamay and Cabernet Franc had a baby. Then, Maybe more like Mencia and Carmenere? Then, What a fabulous bistro red! Turns out all of those thoughts apply. The grape here is Fer... Read More
Organic/Bio Just a really good, all-purpose, house red here with an easy-access screwtop closure and easy on the wallet savings price. The quality here is unsurprising, because the Jaume family consistently puts their name on... 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
Organic/Bio A gutsy blend of 40% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 30% Carignan from Languedoc owned by the same family since the 1700s. Black fruit – blackberry, black cherry – picks... Read More
Lower ABV A favorite is better than ever this year! This is delicious rose from Cinsault and Grenache grown in Languedoc between Beziers and Agde and given 8 hours of skin contact for a vibrant pink color. It's redolent of... Read More
Lower ABV A lot of value here in a classic, dry, Provençal rosé blend of 70% Grenache plus Syrah and Cinsault. As Vinous says in the 90 point write up, “notes of confectionery... Read More
The only thing special about this Cotes du Rhone is how much fun it is to drink. It's Grenache and Syrah done in tank by the Les Vignobles Foncalieu co-op, one of the biggest in France with 1,000+ growers and 20 appellations.... Read More
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