2022 Rhone Wine Over $100

Having bottled Chateauneuf since the end of the nineteenth century and being prominent members in the town since at least two centuries before this, the Avril family of Clos des Papes have made the estate into one of the great... Read More

The 2022 is an ambitious Deus Ex Machina and likely to rank among the finest renditions of this cuvée ever made. Dark brooding and vertical the 2022 opens with pronounced crème de cassis melted licorice ripe strawberry and black... Read More

Prominent strawberry jam red and black plum licorice rose petal incense and crushed violets present the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Combe des Fous. Sexy and layered the 2022 touches the palate with sweet-tasting fruit framed... Read More

This 41 hectare estate is run by brothers Vincent and Pascal Maurel. It is in fact one of the oldest estates in the region having been founded in 1900 and having bottled wine since 1910. About two thirds of the vineyards are located... Read More

More concentrated with a touch more wood influence than in the regular cuvée the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Prestige is mainly barrel-fermented Roussanne bolstered by smaller proportions of Clairette and Grenache. Scents... 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

The 2022 Hermitage from Jean-Louis Chave is broad and deep bursting with aromas of smoke licorice and dark wild berries mingled with delicate notes of fresh thyme and spices. Full-bodied dense and powerful layered and concentrated... Read More

The 2022 Hermitage from Jean-Louis Chave is broad and deep bursting with aromas of smoke licorice and dark wild berries mingled with delicate notes of fresh thyme and spices. Full-bodied dense and powerful layered and concentrated... Read More

2022 was the earliest harvest in the estate's history. Jean-Louis Chave harvested the Roucoule and Péléat plots on August 23-24 while Maison Blanche and Ermite were picked on August 28. The 2022 Hermitage Blanc reveals a... Read More

Notes of violet chocolate iris and flowers emerge from the 2022 Saint-Joseph a medium to full-bodied sweet and sappy wine with a concentrated structured palate framed by an assertive tannic frame culminating in a long introverted... Read More

Vinified with 100% whole bunches the 2022 Cote Rotie from Jean-Paul & Corinne Jamet reveals a dense deep and complex bouquet of violets mulberries flowers ripe dark wild berries and licorice all accented by delicate spicy undertones.... Read More

The sapid 2022 Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Oliviers presents fragrant quince white peach vanilla melon and pineapple aromatics. Medium-bodied and concentrated this delicious 2022 is well-balanced by soft acidity. - By Nicolas Greinacher... Read More