Rhone Region Report

Chateau de Beaucastel Pierre Perrin, Rhone

*** 96+ Points Jeb Dunnuck,***

Being bottled the day of my visit, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in as a blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, and the rest a mix of permitted varieties. It offers a ripe, sexy, rounded style that quickly shows more structure, minerality, and tannin with time in the glass. Blackberries, blueberries, smoked earth, violets, and garrigue all give way to a full-bodied, deep, structured Beaucastel that's going to benefit from 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for two decades. It reminds me of the 2001.
96+
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, …
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Price: $119.97 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Alain Jaume Le Miocene 2013 Chateauneuf-Du-Pape
Magnum 1.5L

Powerful and complex Chateauneuf-du-Pape from an iconic Producer in Alain Jaume. Family winemaking since 1826!
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Price: $154.34 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraphe

This beautiful 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape wine reveals ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries.

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Price: $90.72 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Chateau de Beaucastel

94-96 Points WIne Advocate

This is also a great vintage for the 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape. Beautifully rich and layered, with fantastic concentration and ultra-fine tannin, it delivers impressive aromas and flavors of dark fruits, licorice, mineral, and plum. Dense and rich, yet with perfect ripeness and bright acidity, it should end up being a classic example of Beaucastel and have two decades of longevity.
94-96, Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate 31st October 2013
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Price: $116.66 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock

Domaine de la Janasse 'Chaupin'

The 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape wine from Domaine de la Janasse is fully mature with fresh crushed cherry, exotic spice, sweet floral tones and forest floor, in an expression that is more Pinot Noir than Grenache. On the palate, it is soft and enveloping but with a fresh wave of acidity with notes of cherry pit, cranberry sauce and sweet herbs. The finish displays resolved tannin with fresh fruit and inner floral tones.
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Price: $55.70 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Chateau Mont Redon

The CNDP 2009 Mont Redon is a stylish wine that shows robust flavours of dark cherry, crushed red berries and pepper with notes of chocolate and citrus peel on the nose, set in a ripe, integrated tannic structure and ending in a long, sweet finish.
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Price: $55.70 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraphe
La Crau

Strong wine here, this beautiful 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape wine reveals ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries.
***93 Points- Wine Cellar Insider***
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Price: $116.66 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Domaine Font de Michelle, Cuvee Etienne Gonnet

The 2007 Chataeuneuf du Pape wine from Etienne Gonnet is a profound, smokey, leathery nose with an intriguing aromatic note like sandalwood. Beautiful palate with a gorgeous, silky texture, and a very sweet impression. Intense, wonderfully scented Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Producer Guilllaume Gonnet produces this Châteauneuf-du-Pape from equal quantities of Grenache and Syrah, the vines farmed biodynamically and on average, between 50 and 90 years old. That age of vine leads to an especially intense, pure Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with tonnes of dark fruit aroma, touches of mixed herbs and liquorice. …
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Price: $90.72 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Chante Le Merle, Vielles VIgnes Domain Bosquet des Papes

The 2007 CNDP has herbs, iron and black fruits with some leather in the mix and cherry on the finish. Not overdone. Perfect food wine
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Price: $90.72 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraphe "La Crau"

Strong wine here, this beautiful 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape wine reveals ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries.
***93 Points- Wine Cellar Insider***
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Price: $128.40 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Clos de L'Oratoire

The 2005 Clos du L'Oratoire has a pale and clearly developed colour. Smells of underbrush and some dark berries. Medium body, good length, and wonderful acidity, little tannins left. Delicious! Scores on elegance rather than power. Fully mature.
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Price: $77.75 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraphe

The 2000 Vieux Telegraphe Rouge invariably has a beautiful colour, an earthy nose, but one of freshness, lively and promising. One finds freshness in the mouth, nervy and lightly mentholated. At the same time, it is suave and rich on the finish. The tannins are supple and ripe with no dryness. The end of the tasting is very clean and woody, rich with a light liquorice taste.

With its structure and complexity this red wine will go well with game, lamb or risotto with wild mushrooms cooked in a red wine sauce.
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Price: $116.66 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraph Brunier

*** 92 Points - Average Cellar Tracker Score ***

"This is well into its drinking window and had plenty to give. Decanted for 2 hours, it held up well in the glass and had a nose of dried herbs and pepper with a lovely hint of brett, and sweet fruit with a tangy, peppery note on the palate, and a hint of tannin on the finish. Not improving but should be enjoyable for a few more years." Cellar Tracker

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by our family, the Brunier family, for six generations since 1891 and is now one of the most renowned estates of the Southern Rhône. The estate’s vineyards are large as there are about 45 hectares of red grapevines planted, 60 years old is the average age. …
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Price: $154.34 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Chateau de Beaucastel Pierre Perrin

*** 97 Points Robert Parker ***


Château de Beaucastel has long been considered one of the great wines of France. It is unanimously renowned for its balance, elegance and ageing potential. Beaucastel has an extraordinary terroir at the Northern end of the appellation with heavy exposure to the Mistral. All 13 varieties of the appellation have been organically grown here since the sixties.

1989 was a good year for Rhone Wines and the Beaucastel has striking colour. The nose is profound and sweet, with black truffle, under-wood, and earthy notes. The mouth is fruity, fleshy and round, with soft tannins. …
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Price: $252.91 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Chateau de Beaucastel Pierre Perrin

Château de Beaucastel has long been considered one of the great wines of France. It is unanimously renowned for its balance, elegance and ageing potential. Beaucastel has an extraordinary terroir at the Northern end of the appellation with heavy exposure to the Mistral. All 13 varieties of the appellation have been organically grown here since the sixties.


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Price: $188.06 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Quien & Co

Côtes du Rhône is a huge appellation in the south of France encompassing 40,300 ha. Plenty of white and rosé wine is produced in Côtes du Rhône but there can be no doubt that red is king. Usually Grenache will dominate the blend (except in the north where Syrah is allowed to be top dog, but these wines are relatively few) and is normally partnered with Syrah and/or Mourvèdre but a further 18 varieties are also permitted! A cheerful example might be light, soft, fruity and easy-drinking, while the finest examples may be full-bodied, concentrated, intense, spicy and ageworthy. But what they all invariably have in common is a fabulous sense of place and lashings of personality and character. …
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Price: $154.34 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

A. Ogier

The red wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape blossom and reach their prime between their third and fifth year, but their potential for aging is over ten years and more according to the vintage and storage conditions. Their color changes from intense garnet-purple in the early years to ruby after some cellaring. These wines are structured, with powerful and complex aromas of ripe fruit, mushrooms, truffles, underbrush, spicy notes, and wild animals.
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Price: $206.22 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Saint Pierre

The red wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape blossom and reach their prime between their third and fifth year, but their potential for aging is over ten years and more according to the vintage and storage conditions. Their color changes from intense garnet-purple in the early years to ruby after some cellaring. These wines are structured, with powerful and complex aromas of ripe fruit, mushrooms, truffles, underbrush, spicy notes, and wild animals.
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Price: $206.22 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Chante Cigale
***17.5/ 20 Points- Jancis Robinson***

Tasting: Nose full of fruit and spices. The palate is fleshy with notes of red and black fruits enhanced with very fine tannins.

Temperature of service: 16°C to 18°C
Aging potential: 10 to 15 years

Terroir: Rolled Pebbles (lieu-dit: Tresquoy, Cabrières)
Sandy (lieu-dit: Bois Dauphins)
Rolled Pebbles and limestone (lieu-dit: Palestor, la Roquette, Pied
Long, Pignan)
Age of the vineyard: 60 years old
Grapes: Grenache 65% Syrah 20% Mourvèdre 10% Cinsault 5%
Vinification: Manual grape harvest and grape selection Maceration of 21 to 24 days.
Aging: 70% in stainless steel vats, 30% in …
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Price: $51.81 USD
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Domaine Vieux Telegraphe "la Crau"

This beautiful 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Clairette are blended here with a little extra Mourvèdre in deference to the quality of the vintage. The mouthfeel has something of the intensity of 2005, perhaps because of the additional Mourvèdre, but the overall impression is closer to the outstanding 2007: rounded, fine and long. Herbs and licorice, bay and spice, all vie for attention in this classic Vieux Télégraphe with enormous ageing potential.ample ripe dark red fruits, spice, garrigue, jam and kirsch. The wine is rich, round and full bodied, leaving with a finish packed with fresh red and black cherries. …
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Price: $90.72 USD
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Domaine Vieux Telegraphe "la Crau"

One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the most celebrated cru of the southern Rhône, without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the enigmatic plateau known as La Crau for over one hundred years. The wines of Vieux Télégraphe evoke the concept of terroir in its purest form: they reflect their dramatic climate, the rough terrain that defines the soil, their full sun exposure at a higher altitude, the typicity of the varietals with an emphasis on Grenache, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. …
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Price: $64.78 USD
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La Fiole - Anselme Pere

The red wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape blossom and reach their prime between their third and fifth year, but their potential for aging is over ten years and more according to the vintage and storage conditions. Their color changes from intense garnet-purple in the early years to ruby after some cellaring. These wines are structured, with powerful and complex aromas of ripe fruit, mushrooms, truffles, underbrush, spicy notes, and wild animals.
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Price: $297.01 USD
Stock: Out of Stock