Rhone Blend

Dead classic Chateauneuf-du-Pape, including all 13 legal varietals and aged in big, old, casks. Plenty of flesh, body and fruit matched by a big dollop of olive/herbal garrigue and a fine-grained finish. As Vinous says, “opens... Read More

About as old-school as Chateauneuf du Pape gets (at least in a clean style), this has all the deep texture and flavors you hope for without anything thick, hot or sweet. As Vinous says in the 92 point review, the sexy 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape... Read More

Organic/Bio A deliciously direct blend of equal parts Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre and Carignan grown from Lirac down south into Provence. The organic grapes are hand harvested, fermented and aged 12 months in concrete tanks and... Read More

Organic/Bio Yes, there's more to Provence than pink wine. In fact, once you taste this, you may never think of Cotes de Provence exactly the same again! It's a 50/50 Grenache/Syrah blend that delivers big blackberry fruit... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV An exceptionally fresh and energetic Provencal pink built on organically grown Grenache and Cinsault plus splashes of Syrah and Ugni Blanc (Vermentino). On the nose and palate, delivers bold notes of crunchy... Read More

Organic/Bio Gilles Pons and his team just keep improving the quality of what is already the best Provençal rosé we know of. By thoughtful pruning and meticulous organic farming, he manages to pick Grenache and Cinsault... Read More

Really good, gusty, highly-drinkable GSM with an extra dose of M. Two ways to describe it. Winemaker Sonja Magdevski goes with, The only wine blend we create, we say this combination of Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre is for radical... 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 fruit and a hint of something we might call “ink” (but in a good way – really!). The blend of... 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

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A cheerful, fresh, southern Rhone rose value courtesy of...Caladoc! This crossing of Grenache and Malbec created in 1958 gives bold fruit, soft tannins and a smidge of cherry color to this pretty pink, perfectly... 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. As Wine Spectator says in the 92 point review, Inviting notes of mulled cherry,... Read More

Frank Faugier is a little charismatic, definitely funny, and not terribly serious about anything other than making truly terrific Syrah in Crozes-Hermitage. He worked for Mars in Lyon for a while before coming back to his family's... Read More

Organic/Bio Since the 2001 vintage first appeared in the store years ago, Dragon Rosé has been a consistent customer and staff favorite year after year. The Lienard family tends about 50 acres of vines in Provence and makes... Read More

Pretty much everything you’d hope for in a classically-styled, old-school, Gigondas. It’s big and full with lots of black olive/garrigue and a big, grippy, finish. As Vinous says in the 93 point rave, “a total... 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

Organic/Bio Eric Bonnet took over his family estate in 1999, so he has 25 years of organic farming and careful winemaking experience behind him now. Which his how he’s able to coax so much flavor and intensity out of his... Read More

Organic/Bio Winemaker Julie Paolucci’s goal is to make a wine that tastes like “Rasteau” – so gutsy and full of blue/black fruit and some crushed stone minerality – but that wouldn’t overwhelm... Read More

Organic/Bio Winemaker Julie Paolucci’s goal is to make a wine that tastes like “Rasteau” – so gutsy and full of blue/black fruit and some crushed stone minerality – but that wouldn’t overwhelm... Read More

Organic/Bio A delicious white Rhone that's built for summer sipping. It really smells fresh and crisp, and the juicy pear and Clementine orange scents carry through to the palate nicely. There's plenty of richness of texture... Read More

Organic/Bio This luscious, complex, bold white comes from the family’s oldest vines, mostly planted in 1921. A classic blend of 50% Grenache Blanc, 25% Clairette, 20% Roussanne and 5% Bourboulenc ferment and age 15 months... Read More

Organic/Bio Peaches and cream with a honeysuckle garnish and dusty rocks at the end. There’s plenty to say about this delicious white Cotes du Rhone, but that’s a pretty clear description of what you’ll find... Read More

Organic/Bio The folks at Roger Perrin make some pretty fancy-pants Chateauneuf du Pape, but here they’re aiming at something friendlier, easier and charmingly rustic. It’s a traditional blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Cinsault... Read More

A bold, delicious, blend of 80% Grenache, 7% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre plus Vaccarèse and Counoise that Dunnuck describes perfectly in the 93 point review: a beautiful example of the vintage and has a perfumed, complex... Read More

If there were a prize for most consistently delicious red wine under $25 in the world...well, here's your winner! As Vinous says, Glossy strawberry, red cherry and raspberry aromas introduce the 2022 Côtes-du-Rhône.... Read More

Lower ABV “What’s up, d’Oc?” is the kind of thing Randall Grahm might say, an organically grown carrot, dangling from his lower lip, pressed into service in lieu of a Gauloise, as he begins a conversation... Read More