Rhone Valley Wine

Looking considerably more roasted in style than the 2019 the 2018 Crozes Hermitage la Guiraude features notes of grilled dark-skinned plums and savory black olives. It's full-bodied rich and velvety but with its layers of... Read More

Tasted from a 10-hectoliter oak tank the 2020 Saint Joseph boasts herbal raspberry-scented aromas. It's medium to full-bodied and silky in feel with slightly ashy-stemmy notes on a crisp finish. Maxime Graillot had finished... Read More

Boasts bitter plum raspberry and black cherry reduction notes that have a lively savory garrigue streak while grippy-edged tar tobacco and ganache notes pepper the finish. Muscular and dense but the cut is there and the fruit... Read More

Boasts bitter plum raspberry and black cherry reduction notes that have a lively savory garrigue streak while grippy-edged tar tobacco and ganache notes pepper the finish. Muscular and dense but the cut is there and the fruit... Read More

The 2016 Hermitage les Bessards is a gorgeous if somewhat easygoing expression of its terroir combining savory notes of asphalt and smoked meat with plum and black raspberries. It shows the classic tannins of its granite bedrock... Read More

Inky and concentrated the 2015 Saint-Joseph Francois de Tournon is no easy-drinking Saint-Joseph. It's smoky herbal and ashy all at once yet it's buoyed by ample black cherry fruit and vibrant acidity. This medium to full-bodied... Read More

Impressively dark and saturated in color the 2016 Saint Joseph Sainte-Epine showcases its granite origins boasting scents of crushed stone on the nose along with hints of plummy fruit and grilled meat. It's medium to full-bodied... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Tasted from tank the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape looks to be another highly successful vintage. It boasts this cuvée's usual complex florals allied to red raspberries and cherries but it doesn't come across quite as concentrated... Read More

Tasted from tank the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape looks to be another highly successful vintage. It boasts this cuvée's usual complex florals allied to red raspberries and cherries but it doesn't come across quite as concentrated... Read More

This has power and concentration to the graphite- and smoke-edged black fig and currant flavors with a steely mineral undercurrent and charred aniseed. In spite of the decadent fruit profile this has a nice framework and lovely... Read More

Marcoux's 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is predominantly Roussanne with the balance a blend of Bourboulenc and Clairette. It's slightly honeyed on the nose with notes of ripe peach and pear. Aged in a mix of demi-muids... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More