Rhone Region Report

St Joseph Francois de Tournon

The 2008 Delas red wine has a bountiful dark red robe, magenta and black together. The bouquet exudes black berry fruits. The palate has a good strike of black berry fruit with a lacing of tannin that is ripe; the length is good, and there is richness all through it. A good amount of drinkable bounty here – it is a wine of plenty of depth and well-knit elements. This is clearly a very good vintage. Has a long, clear finish.
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Price: $46.67 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE VIEILLES VIGNES, DOM. VILLENEUVE

This estate's 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape is absolutely brilliant. Aged 80% in tank and 20% in old barrels, this blend of 70% Grenache, 16% Mourvedre, and the rest Syrah, Cinsault, and the white grape Clairette is made from vines that average 65 years of age (some are over 100 years). This dense ruby/purple-hued offering smells like the essence of raspberry jam intermixed with boysenberries and blueberries. Exceptionally pure, with a layered mouthfeel and sweet tannin, this is undeniably the finest wine made by Proprietor Stanislas Wallut since he purchased Domaine de Villeneuve in 1992. The great …
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Price: $79.39 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock

Caves Saint- Pierre, Preference

This 2007 Vacqueyras red wine is medium to dark crimson in colour. Some almost overripe notes of raw damson juice and a hint of spice. Still vibrant and packed with bilberries and cracked black pepper. A mouthful of vinous joy, ready to drink now.
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Price: $33.32 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Domaine Font de Michelle, Etienne Gonnet

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. As expected for wines of this area, the alcohol is up around 14.5% but this is still a remarkably versatile food wine. …
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Price: $70.71 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraphe

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: $80.05 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock

Chateau Fortia

From the outstanding 2005 vintage and scoring 91/100 Parker Points, "I loved Fortia’s 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee du Baron. Made from 45% Grenache, 45% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre, aged all in concrete tank, it’s loaded with Provencal character and exhibits lots of sweet black cherries, currants, licorice and hints of olive and mint on the nose. Medium-bodied, elegant and supple, with outstanding balance and length, it’s drinking at point now, yet should hold nicely for another 3-5 years." Drink now - 2020.
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Price: $66.70 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Domaine Font de Michelle, Etienne Gonnet

From the outstanding 2005 Rhone Vintage. 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. As expected for wines of this area, the alcohol is up around 14.5% but this is still a remarkably versatile food wine. …
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Price: $86.73 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Chateau de la Font du Loup

The 2005 Chateau de la Font du Loup opened up delightfully on the 2nd night with loads of liquorice, tobacco and leather around a sweet fruit core. Tannins had melted away and left a deliciously full bodied wine that gives me hope for some good ageing potential.

5/18/2012 - Darren747- Cellartracker.com
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Price: $57.35 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Domaine Font de Michelle, Etienne Gonnet

A 2004 vintage wine. 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. As expected for wines of this area, the alcohol is up around 14.5% but this is still a remarkably versatile food wine. …
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Price: $80.05 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Domaine Vieux Telegraphe

The 2003 chateauneuf Du Pape wine from Vieux Telegraph reveals ample amounts of spice, licorice, pepper, garrigue and red fruits. Soft, supple, round and easy to drink, this is definitely ready to go.
Tasted Aug 24, 2017- 92 Points, The wine cellar Insider
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Price: $80.05 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock

Delas Domaine des Tourettes

The most famous of all the northern Rhône appellations, its 120 hectares produce tiny quantities of very long-lived reds. The vines were grown in Roman times, although local folklore claims their origins to be 600 years earlier. The wines are powerful, with a deep colour and firm tannins, and the potential to age for many decades.
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Price: $78.79 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Chateau de Beaucastel Pierre Perrin

An outstanding 2001 vintage Bordeaux Wine from the Chateâneuf du Pape region in France. 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.

"Still incredibly youthful and a touch reserved (especially when compared to the "00), the 2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape still needs another 5 years to truly shine. …
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Price: $118.85 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Domaine Monpertuis

Concentrated, lush, round, fat and oaky, with licorice, black cherry, jam, and espresso on the nose and palate, Distinctively modern, with a plush character.

The owners of Domaine Monpertuis, the Jeune family have been active as winemakers in Chateauneuf du Pape since 1775. The Jeune family created Domaine Monpertuis in 1971, taking the name of the estate from the small area where the vines are located, Mont Pertuis. Domaine Monpertuis is one of the oldest vineyards in the region as it dates back to the days of the ancient Romans.
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Price: $53.35 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Clos du Caillou

The 2000 Clos du caillou Chateauneuf du Pape displays a wealth of fruit, power, and balance, amazing purity, and a sumptuous finish. This is the stuff of legends. It is a blend of 45% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, and the rest Syrah as well as miscellaneous varietals. The Mourvedre must be picked incredibly ripe as there is never any of that grape's astringency or toughness. A great wine.
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Price: $80.05 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Tardeiu-Laurent

There are 250 cases of the 2000 Hermitage, a more elegant, finesse-styled effort compared to the blockbuster 1999 and 1998. The wine is concentrated for the vintage, offering a deep purple color followed by notions of licorice and creme de cassis, sweet tannin, low acidity, and a forward, plump, concentrated style. This well-balanced Hermitage will be drinkable at a younger age than the compelling 1999. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2016.
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Price: $118.85 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Domaine Font de Michelle, Etienne Gonnet

The 1999 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: $66.70 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock

Domaine de la Janasse

The 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape wine rom 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: $53.35 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

La Crau Domaine Vieux Telegraphe Brunier

The 1995 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Crau Vieux Telegraphe is a consistently high scorer amongst critics.

95 points Wine Spectator
"Rugged and juicy at the same time, with hickory-smoked game, dried blood orange, briar, black currant, bittersweet cocoa and coffee flavors. This offers the classic profile of Châteauneuf, with complexity and length bred by world-class terroir. (JM) (3/2006)"

93 points Jeb Dunnuck
In complete contrast to the sweet fruited, easy drinking 1999 Clos des Papes was the masculine and slightly austere 1995 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau. This is still young and fresh with a blackberry, leather, licorice, river rock and hot tar scented bouquet and a concentrated, medium bodied palate. …
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Price: $92.14 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

La Crau 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: $158.91 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Chateau La Nerthe Clos de la Graniere

A very good CNDP from the excellent 1991 vintage. The wine still has a deep core. On the nose there is lots of jammy fruit particularly strawberry jam and forest floor. It tastes like strawberry jam, forest floor, coffee and chocolate. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity. Drink now.
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Price: $93.41 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Ogier & Fils - Cuvee de la Reine Jeanne

A very good CNDP from the good 1988 vintage. The wine still has a deep core. On the nose there is lots of jammy fruit particularly strawberry jam and forest floor. It tastes like strawberry jam, forest floor, coffee and chocolate. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity. Drink now.
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Price: $66.70 USD
Stock: 1 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.

1986 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. It can be drunk but will improve with time. …
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Price: $118.85 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Chanut Freres

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: $78.79 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Pere Anselme

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: $172.26 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Sichel & Fils

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: $78.79 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock