Rhone Valley Wine

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 Critic Jeb Dunnuck's 95 point rave says it all: Based on 35% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne with 15% each Bourboulenc and Clairette, the 2024 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc was aged in 40% new French oak, 40%... Read More

Organic/Bio A classic CdP based on 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah raised mainly in concrete with a little bit of old barrel for shape. As Wine Advocate says in the 93 point review, a serious and superbly executed wine, unfurling in... Read More

Organic/Bio A classic white Cotes du Rhone made from 50% Grenache Blanc and 25% each Viognier and Clairette. There's a delicious freshness to the generous aromas and flavors of ripe stone fruit and lychee at the core with... Read More

Organic/Bio A bold and ripe Cotes du Rhone that still stays fresh and easy at just 13.0% alcohol. It's from 50 year-old Grenache (90%) and Syrah on sandy soils, which you feel in the silky smooth texture. Plenty of black cherry... 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 Eric Bonnet took over his family estate in 1999, so he has 25 years of organic farming and careful winemaking experience behind him now. It shows in this challenging vintage as he's crafted a stunning white from... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A blend of 60% Viognier, 25% Roussanne, 10% Clairette and 5% Bourboulenc, all planted by Vincent Boyer about 15 years ago and farmed organically. The ripe fruit is harvested in the early morning cool and... 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

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

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

Ever done something that made no sense and had it work out beautifully? Apparently, that's what happened to Maude Autran who took ripe Rhone red Grenache and made it into white wine! This illegal blend - declassified to Vin... Read More

Organic/Bio The Jaume family has been growing grapes in, first, Chateauneuf du Pape and then across the southern Rhone Valley since 1828. We know them best for their baby Chateauneuf du Pape Les Champauvins from just north of... 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 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

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 From a small plot of vines just outside Cote Rotie, this is 100% Syrah that has the savory richness to pair with roasted, grilled and smoked foods and the bold fruit to delight during solo sipping, too. It’s big... Read More

Organic/Bio A terrific Cotes du Rhone from organic Grenache (55%), Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan and aged in concrete and large oak cask. The savory black olive note that builds with air nicely balances all the ripe raspberry... Read More

Organic/Bio The Cotes du Rhone village of Visan always gives wines with an inky element, accentuated more here by Grenache playing a supporting role to Syrah and Mouvedre. As Suckling says in the 90 point write-up, “Fruity... 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. Like here. As Dunnuck... Read More

We called him young Vincent Paris for so long it's hard to stop. But with nearly 30 vintages under his belt and serving as co-president of the Cornas appellation, there's no question Vincent Paris has arrived. He makes... Read More

Lower ABV Vincent Paris has been a star in the Northern Rhone for years now, with is top Cornas Syrahs fetching hefty prices when you can find them. A few years ago, he created this wine to introduce himself to new potential fans... Read More