Rhone Blend Wine

Saint-Chinian is a fascinating slice of the Languedoc, perched at the southern end of the Massif Central overlooking the plains sloping down to the sea. The loose limestone/schist soils tend to give a mineral spine to the sun-splashed... 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 A big wine at a very big (or small depending on how you look at it) savings price! Like the Montfaucon winery, these vines grow just across the Rhone River from Chateauneuf du Pape. The surface of the vineyards look... 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

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

Organic/Bio This must have been quite a mouthful when young, because with five years in bottle, there’s still noticeable grip and energy here! From limestone soils in one of the highest altitude vineyards in Provence, this... 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 From the plains below this Gigondas winery, this is savory, robust red built on around 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and splashes of Cinsault and Mouvedre done in concrete. As Suckling says in the 91 point review, Mulberries,... 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 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 Decanter called Ferme Saint-Martin a “hidden gem,” and that applies to Beaumes des Venise reds in general. In the hills above the more famous Muscat vines, the soils and climate read like a cross between... 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

766 bottles (63 cases) made. “Quasi Centenaria” roughly translates to “about 100 years old,” a reference to this gnarly old Carignan vineyard planted right around 1919. The vines grow on two steep, rock-covered,... Read More

Doug Margerum's flagship wine is a stunner in 2023! The 5 is for the Rhone grapes in the blend: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Counoise. The Vinous 94 point rave sums it up nicely: The 2023 Red Blend M5 is... Read More

Organic/Bio Like most Mary Taylor wines, there’s a great story here of an under-appreciated growing region and a crazy dedicated organic farmer/winemaker. Google it – it’s great! Or just pour a big glass of this... 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

Just 20 years-old, Merum Priorati has emerged as one of the most important estates working the fractured black slate “Licorella” and crazy steep hills of Priorat. For such a baking hot region, this blend of Garnacha,... Read More

The only thing special about this Cotes du Rhone is how much fun it is to drink. It's Grenache and Syrah done in tank by the Les Vignobles Foncalieu co-op, one of the biggest in France with 1,000+ growers and 20 appellations.... 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