Rhone Valley Wine

Organic/Bio Just a really good, all-purpose, house red here with an easy-access screwtop closure and easy on the wallet savings price. The quality here is unsurprising, because the Jaume family consistently puts their name on... Read More

Organic/Bio Anne Pichon crafts this lovely, gutsy, 100% Grenache from certified organic vines growing at the base of Mt Ventoux, right next door to the region’s flagship winery, Pesquie. The fruit is picked at night to preserve... Read More

As Wine Enthusiast said of the 93 point 2018, this is a “Deeply perfumed and dazzling, this is a new project by Louis Barruol of Château de Saint Cosme in Gigondas.” Black as night in color, reflecting 50+ year-old... Read More

A terrific old-vines Cotes du Rhone from this Chateauneuf du Pape traditionalist. It's 65% Grenache plus Syrah and Mourvedre and dashes of Cinsault and Carignan, aged 75% in cement and 25% in used oak. Deep is the word we... Read More

The Sabon family farms old-vine plots around the center of Chateauneuf, and this - their flagship wine - blends about 75% Grenache with 10% SYrah, 9% Mourvede and 6% a cocktail ranging from Cinsault and Counoise to Terret and... Read More

After leading the Rhone co-op of Estezargues to prominence, in 2017 Denis Deschamps struck out on his own with this small project on the western edge of the southern Rhone Valley. These vines grow on typical Rhone soils with a... Read More

Just a terrific value Cotes du Rhone from this small producer in Sablet. It’s a field blend with Grenache dominant and then Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan. Organic farming brings ripeness without excess and a gentle... 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. Loads of fresh fruit, garrigue, and stony minerality here. Compelling now and for... Read More

Organic/Bio From a terrific Rhone vineyard unjustly left out of the Chateauneuf du Pape AOC, this is a wine Robert Parker has called a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could... Read More

Organic/Bio From vines averaging 70 years of age, this wine is now so good that Julian is putting his own name on the label. This is the second time Julian has performed no green harvest in his vineyards – in part because... Read More

Organic/Bio One of the best values in high-end Cotes du Rhone we've tasted in a while comes from the tiny (10HA of vines) village of Saint-Maurice in the northwest of the Southern Rhone. The pre-Alpine slopes here are cool... Read More

At its traditional best, wines from Gigondas deliver the robust red fruit and body of a fine Chateauneuf du Pape with greater minerality and even more of the classic scents of the southern Rhone: wild rosemary and thyme, savory... Read More

If you know Calirette de Die at all, it's for the region's vividly refreshing, aromatic, off-dry sparkling wines like Moscato di Asti (but better!). But Thierry Marcel also crafts a spicy DRY version using the Methode... Read More

A strikingly fresh and drinkable Cotes du Rhone from this old Gigondas estate built on 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and splashes of Clairette Rose and Cinsault. There’s a remarkable freshness to the classic Cotes du Rhone flavors... Read More

The newest bottling from this up-and-coming Northern Rhone estate that has bootstrapped itself to prominence by finding abandoned vineyards and bringing them back to life. There's plenty of Cornas intensity and inky power... Read More

A rich and complex blend of 80% Roussanne and 20% Marsanne aged in oak, this shows oodles of rich, almost creamy, texture without any sense of heaviness and a spicy, dry, finish. For richer seafood dishes or feasts full of savory... Read More

Organic/Bio The big scores will come for this remarkably fresh, vibrant and delicious Northern Rhone white that blends 70% Roussanne and 30% Marsanne and gives the juice a bit of time in barrel to mature. As you'd expect,... Read More

From vines just outside Cote Rotie, this is delicously ripe, rich, Syrah with a generous core of blackberry and plum fruit and subtle accents of warm stone, smoke, spice and charred meat. Superfine tannins and juicy acids make... Read More

Julie is a child of the Northern Rhone and her husband, Graeme, from New Zealand and they met while working for legendary Norther Rhone aster Stephane Ogier. Now they are making some stunning Northern Rhone wines themselves, including... Read More

Lower ABVThis blend of 50% Grenache, 45% Syrah, and 5% Mourvedre shows aromas of black and red cherry that intermingle with chocolate, spice, and a hint of smokiness. On the palate, blackberry, black cherry, and a touch of leather... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Like Pet Nat Moscato d’Asti, but more precise, refreshing and addictively drinkable. It’s a blend of 75% Muscat a Petits Grains and 25% Clairette that starts fermentation naturally in tank and... Read More

Organic/Bio Fifth-generation wine growers Christine and Daniel Chaussy bring their passion for organic farming and experience making top-notch Chateauneuf du Pape together to create this deliciously robust Cotes du Rhone Villages... Read More

Organic/Bio Outstanding drinkability is the story here in a Gigondas that reminds you its vines perch high above the Rhone Valley floor and can capture minerality, garrigue and loads of freshness. Big “yum”!... Read More

Named for the small Roman bridge leading to the winery between Cairanne and Rasteau, this is a terrific bistro style Cotes du Rhone - meaning the kind of nicely ripe, but still very fresh, red you'll be happy enjoying with... Read More

Organic/Bio Eric Bouletin is an “under the radar” winegrower of the Southern Rhone, crafting wines that are full of big, fleshy, fruit while remaining poised and fresh enough to be highly drinkable. This is his “main”... Read More