Rhone Valley

The Gallety’s red is a masterpiece, with more than a lot of vibrant layered fruit and soft tannins, aged in nothing but older barrels, and always bottled unfined and unfiltered.\n...

The Estate is a family estate where successive generations have served the land since 1940. Christine Vernay is the third generation of the family to manage it.

Dark fruits, liquorice, subtle spices, red pepper, chocolate, woodlands, woody notes. Terre d’Encre (literally translated as ‘Lands of Ink’) is a wine worthy of its name. This dark-coloured wine is...

Its powerful nose is reminiscent of basalt tobac- co leaf with cooked fruit notes and juicy prunes. Powerful structured palate rich and rounded with flavors of fresh strawberry compote raspberries...

The Tradition from Domaine Giraud comes from vineyards in the southern part of Chateauneuf-du-Pape famous for its red clay soils and galets. From vines ranging in age from 50–80 years...

Once coming entirely from Grenache planted around 1950 in a sandy part of Lirac, the former Cotes-du-Rhone Les Sables d’Arene would be a standout Lirac if it wasn’t for the...

Domaine Jean-Claude Marsanne Saint-Joseph 2020 is a red wine from Saint-Joseph, France. It's made from Marsanne grapes, which have a long history in the northern Rhone region, especially around Mauves,...

The Marsanne family, as their name attests, has a long and deep-rooted history in the northern Rhone, in particular around Mauves, the birthplace of the Saint-Joseph appellation. In 1920, current...

Domaine la Bouïssiere cares for some of the highest vineyards in Gigondas, thus estate wines are markedly more balanced, elegant and age-worthy than wines from the lowlands. In the 1960s,...

Aleaner vintage, 2021 lended itself to blancs with a more marked minerality than is typical for Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Harvested on a sunny morning in late August, grapes from La Roquete—equal parts...

The palate is an explosion of delicate flavors, nice and delightful mouthfeel. Quite delicate and smooth texture on the long finish.

Vacqueyras, the village whose apt name translates as “Valley of the Stones” from the local dialect, celebrated its thirtieth anniversary as an official cru of the Rhone in 2020. Coincidentally,...

Vacqueyras, the village whose apt name translates as “Valley of the Stones” from the local dialect, celebrated its thirtieth anniversary as an official cru of the Rhone in 2020. Coincidentally,...

The Southern Rhone region of Gigondas extends northwest from the notably jagged wall of mountains called the Dentelles di Montmirail, whose highest point climbs to about 2,600 feet. The region...

Domaine Les Pallieres is undeniably one of the greatest, longest-running properties of the Southern Rhone—outside the village of Gigondas, woven into the foothills of the beautiful and brooding Dentelles de...

Juicy and well-built, with lots of coiled energy behind the panoply of cassis, plum paste and raspberry coulis flavors. The finish is streaked with red licorice, floral and mineral details...

The Hillaires are some of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s most esteemed boutique producers, making exceptional Grenache-driven reds from small estate plots. The Baptiste Hillaire La Part des Anges, grown on 60-year-old vines, is...

The 2019 Domaine Pelaquie Cotes du Rhone Rouge is a beautiful garnet-red color with blue reflections. The bouquet boasts notes of red fruits. The palate is well-rounded in mouth and...

It presents itself with great elegance and charm with precise aromas, imposing but very fine tannins and great length.\n \n Producer Information\n Pierre Jean Villa is a solid, well-built man,...

Layers of violet and rose petal perfume ripe black plum and cherry in this over-achieving Côtes du Rhône. It's full bodied and concentrated but silken and deft, balanced by a...

Easy-drinking with a soft and supple texture from aging in concrete. Its spicy notes of licorice, black olives (tapenade), red and dark berry fruit offer intense aromatics and a rich...

This wine is concentrated and beautifully red and black cherry-colored, showcasing fine notes of blackberry, sunbaked earth and spice on the nose. Medium to full bodied, the palate is driven...

Feuille de Garance (Leaf of Garance) is a reference to the place that this bottling holds at the estate. It is a nod to the leaf on the grape vine—for...

This wine has very pleasant and lovely aromas. On the palate it is very elegant, rich and full-bodied.\n \n Producer Information\n Domaine Santa Duc is a Rhône Valley wine producer...

Patou is the top site south of the village of Cornas with decomposed granite and a rich soil that gives supple tannins and perfumed wines. This pure Syrah wine showcases...

Sadly, there is not much wine this year as Guigal lost 60% of the vintage due to the frost. Apricots, pineapples, and honeysuckle own the nose. On the palate, the...

Full-bodied and very rich, but there's plenty of salinity to balance the oak work, which is robust but very high quality. Fresh and drinkable already, as flamboyant as ever and...

Dark, round, fruity, and lushly textured, with a peppery, blackberry, and dark cherry fruits with a floral edge are found in the nose and on the palate.\n \n Producer Information\n...

Drops of blackberry candy and violet perfume announce this ebulliently fruity, forward Syrah. Cassis and black-cherry flavors are intensely ripe yet pristine, elevated by subtle streaks of granite, smoke and...

Domaine des Lises began with the 2004 vintage. It is a project from Maxime Graillot, son of winemaker, Alain Graillot; Alain is world-famous for his meticulous, expressive, and delicious Syrahs....

Historically, the Bruniers’ La Crau bottling has been their flagship wine, their grand cru of sorts. In 2011 they decided to isolate the fruit from a promising vineyard with galet-littered...

Beautiful color of an intense deep-red with purple reflections. The nose is particularly expressive with aromas of fresh cherries, cinnamon and pepper. The palate is well balanced, with a lot...

Pretty pale-pink dress with shiny reflections. Its nose reveals an elegant bouquet of citrus notes, red fruit and delicate flowers. Well balanced, its mouth is full of delicious fruity notes.\n...

This ripe, fleshy wine is chock full of luscious mulberry and cassis flavors. It's potent and full bodied but a brisk, mineral sheen on the midpalate lends freshness. The finish...

The fragrant nose reveals hints of red fruit and cherries. Lively and long in the mouth, it is very aromatic with great acidity that brings freshness.\n \n Producer Information\n Famille...

A fresh and unadorned style, with damson plum and cherry notes laced with subtle sanguine and mineral threads. The finish is restrained but sneaky long.\n \n Producer Information\n Famille Perrin...

Beautiful, deep purple color. The Syrah that makes up this wine brings roundness with notes of spices and fleshy red fruit. The altitude of this vineyard, also allows this wine...

Sleek, vibrantly fruity syrah from one of Crozes-Hermitage's top growers. Made from young vines for early drinking, this is delicious: dark, rich and succulent with hints of blackberry.\n \n Producer...

Domaine de Thalabert is the oldest estate in the Crozes Hermitage appellation. It has been the property of Paul Jaboulet AinE since it was founded in 1834. The ruins of...

Les Jalets is the ancient term for “galets”, the large, round, well-worn stones that were carried down from the Alps by glaciers during the last ice age. The Syrah grapes...