Rhone

Anne Pichon and her late husband, Marc Pichon, started an agrarian-bohemian life together in the 1990’s when they moved into an abandoned farm house at the base of Mont Ventoux. The began to resurrect a defunct Domaine called... Read More

This 60/40 blend of Grenache and Syrah is a consistent crowd pleaser for its juicy, sun-drenched blackberry and plum flavors. Forward in fruit and delightfully easy drinking, it's a hedonistic, supple sip best enjoyed young.... Read More

2021 - International Organic Wine Award 2020 – PAR System
90 points, Gold - "So one of the very good red wines!" Vintage: 2019

Vibrant salmon-coral in color, this wine is bone dry, full-bodied and full of fruit on the palate, with the lusciousness and depth that has made the wines of Tavel famous. Delicious with shellfish, salad and poultry.

The soil at Le Claux is a yellowish limestone marl and produces the most “Burgundian” wine at Saint Cosme. “It’s extremely refined and fresh with lots of bouquet. Its propensity to mature is excellent,”... Read More

Hominis Fides is typically the most elegant of Château de Saint Cosme’s three single-vineyard Gigondas. “Grenache grown in the sandy soil produces marvelously textured wines as well as extremely refined tannins;... Read More

Chateau la Nerthe's 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape is roughly one-third each Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah, with a sprinkling of a few other permitted varieties. Aged in a combination of foudres and new oak barriques, it... Read More

The ‘Galets’ are reminiscent of our terroir of rounded stones known as ‘gres’. Sculpted by the moraine of the Rhône glacier in the Quaternary Period, they characterise the Costières de Nîmes... Read More

Subtle floral and herb notes join blueberries and black cherries on the nose of the 2019 Cote Rotie Seigneur de Maugiron. It's a lush, fruit-filled effort, medium to full-bodied, with soft tannins and a long, silky-textured... Read More

The flagship 2020 Cornas is a beauty! Clearly in the same league as recent top vintages, it has a wild bouquet of black and blue fruits, liquid violets, game, and iron, with some incense and spice thrown in for good measure. It's... Read More

A wonderful expression of this domain's yellow Syrah, the Renaissance cuvée presents an intense garnet robe and harbours a complex bouquet; ripe fruit aromas are punctuated with toasted, floral and spiced notes and... Read More

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This Châteauneuf du Pape will surprise you with its greedy nose with notes of apricot, peach, white flowers, honey, where sweet roasted smells... Read More

This wine glides across the palate with the flavors of mixed berries with just a touch of peppery spice. Versatile and inexpensive. The kind of wine you bring to dinner when you don’t know what is being served.

A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre and 5% other varieties, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape is full-bodied, supple and easy to drink, loaded with concentrated black raspberries spiced with hints of clove, allspice... Read More

Not yet bottled at the time of my visit, the 2020 Cotes du Rhone Villages Terre d'Argile shows a bit more structure and tannin than the regular Cotes du Rhone, but it also boasts charming, floral nuances and vibrant blackberry... Read More

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Jeb Dunnuck 95 Points:

Ripe pineapple, honeyed citrus, and some toasty nuances all define the bouquet of the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée... Read More

This classic opens with a voluptuous aroma that gives and gives—it is striking because of its charm and floral notes. How many Châteauneufs can boast of those two traits?

I tasted four different lots that will go into Jamet's 2018 Cote Rotie. All showed wonderfully silky elegant tannins which should make the wine approachable when young. Aromas and flavors range from violets and raspberries... Read More

Both Jamet brothers (Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul) have almost cult like followings amongst winos, and rightly so making some mind-blowing Syrah with incredible age-ability. This IGP is a brilliant entry point to Jean-Luc’s wines... Read More

Domaine La Ligière is a biodynamic and organic vineyard. Philippe Bernard and Elisabeth Serra vineyards are planted with Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre vines that average 50 years old. They are committed to cultivating... Read More

Lovely, fruit forward, delicious, bursting with cherry like fruit, and smooth are all adjectives that you’ll use when drinking this terrific, generous Rhone. Made with Grenache and Mourvèdre we think this is a prime... Read More

Juicy blue and black fruit is mixed with glorious floral and red-berry aromas, as well as a subtle hint of garrigue and black olives. The palate is soft and silky; generous yet with a lasting impression of precision and elegance.... Read More

The only one of Ogier's 2019 Côte Rôties to be bottled at the time of my visit, the 2019 Cote Rotie Mon Village combines soft herbal notes with notions of ripe cherries and strawberry compote. It's medium to... Read More

The ambition displayed by Stéphane Ogier is measured by the quality achieved by his wines but also by his new winery, at the southern exit of Ampuis, a magnificent working tool for vinifying all his terroirs of Côte... Read More