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 The 95 point 2024 edition was very good; this is better. It's a blend of 35% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne with 15% each Bourboulenc and Clairette aged in 40% new French oak, 40% older barrels, and 20% concrete.... 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 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 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

Pasquiers delivers classic wines every year. In 2022, there's a bit more roundness than usual, perfectly matching firm Gigondas structure. As Vinous says in the 92 point write-up, The structured 2022 Gigondas mixes equal proportions... 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 From the northernmost appellation of the Southern Rhone, this is a terrific summer BBQ and outdoor party red. It's 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah picked fresh (13.5% alcohol) and aged in cool tanks. Big flavors and... Read More

Organic/Bio From vines just three meters north of Chateauneuf du Pape, this bold blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre is the best-selling Cotes du Rhone in the shop's history. In 2023 there's just one notch more roundness... 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 Lower ABV A pretty fabulous example of our favorite style of Southern Rhone white, one where Clairette plays a leading role. When grown in warm (not too hot) locations – say the vineyards on the edges of Rasteau’s... 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 is simply superb Cotes du Rhone and we’d gladly recommend it at $20-25. At this price, the value is borderline absurd. It’s a 50/50 blend of Mourvedre – for structure and dark, earthy, complexity... 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