Rhone

Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Vignes 2015 (750ML)

96 WS / 94 VM / 95 WA Dark yet inviting, with a well of boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors luring you in, while charcoal, bay leaf and cast-iron notes add contrast and range to hold your attention. The grippy finish...

Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2016 (1.5L)

99 JS / 97 WA / 97 WS / 96+ JD / 96 DE / 18 JR #19 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 This is a stunning Beaucastel. A classic! Has a superb array of fruit, ranging from red, through to blue, darker purple and black...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2003 (3.0L)

95 JD / 95 RP / 95 WS The 2003 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is fully mature (I’ve had other bottles show more closed and tight, I’ve also had bad luck with corked bottles of this wine) and...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2010 (750ML)

100 RP / 100 JD No such issue exists with the perfect 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin. I don't know what more a wine could offer. Inky blue/purple, with an extraordinary nose of smoked duck, grilled...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2013 (1.5L)

98 JS / 96+ WA / 96+JD xtremely aromatic with blueberries, blackberries, and flowers. Full- bodied, dense, and rich yet agile and exciting. The tannins are seamless and beautiful. The finish shows stones and spices. The...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2014 (1.5L)

97+ WA / 97 JD I was shocked at the quality of the 2014 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin and I can’t think of another wine that comes close to this level of depth, concentration and richness in the...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2016 (1.5L)

100 JD / 100 JS / 99+ WA / 99 DE The flagship is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, 75% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache, and the rest Counoise, brought up all in foudre. Blueberries,...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2016 (750ML)

100 JD / 100 JS / 99+ WA / 99 DE The flagship is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, 75% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache, and the rest Counoise, brought up all in foudre. Blueberries,...

Bosquet Des Papes Chante Le Merle VV 2016 (750ML)

97 WA / 96+ JD / 95 WS The all whole-bunch 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Chante le Merle Vieilles Vignes is 85% Grenache, with the balance a mix of Mourvèdre and Syrah. The vines are all 80 to 90 years old, selected from...

Bosquet Des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape La Folie 2016 (750ML)

99 JD / 97 WA The deepest colored of the trio and a true “Wow” wine, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Folie is 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre that was completely destemmed and brought up 10% new...

Boutinot Cuvee Jean-Paul Rouge 2016 (750ML)

"A classic Southern Rhone red; friendly and warming leafy, autumnal aromas and an ample, baked fruit palate. A delicious, uncomplicated, soft, fruity and very drinkable red." -...

Chapoutier Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac 2015 (750ML)

96 WA / 96 JD / 96 WS The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac is 100% Grenache, but this parcel is located on the western edge of the appellation, in what Chapoutier describes as a hot, dry location—even in the context...

Chapoutier Cote Rotie Neve 2017 (750ML)

95-97 WA In its third vintage as a stand-alone wine, the 2017 Cote Rotie Neve seems to have fully hit its stride. It's full-bodied, rich and tannic but loaded with concentrated blueberry fruit. It's velvety in texture and...

Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite Blanc 2013 (1.5L)

100 WA / 98 WS Completing a trifecta of perfect whites, the 2013 Ermitage lErmite Blanc is another sensational effort that offers incredible minerality/liquid rock in its pineapple, tangerine, flower oil, mint and...

Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite Rouge 2013 (1.5L)

97 WS / 96+ WA / 95 VM Sleek, with mouthwatering red currant, raspberry and cherry preserve flavors forming the core, while a dusting of cocoa, a snap of red licorice and a long, lingering iron spine complete the picture...

Chapoutier la Ciboise Blanc 2014 (750ML)

The wine is pale with green and yellow tints with aromas of white blossom, lemons and exotic tropical fruits. Good balance between the freshness and roundness with great length. Try with buttered popcorn, light white fish...

Chapoutier Saint Joseph Les Granits Rouge 2017 (750ML)

94 DE / 94-96 WA A full-bodied, deep coloured, rich and intense style. Floral and stony on the nose with lovely fresh berry fruit. Very tannic although it's still mouth-coating and ripe – this needs time but...

Chapoutier St Joseph Le Clos 2017 (750ML)

96-98 WA Despite Michel Chapoutier's cheerleading for this wine ("for me, that should be 100 points"), I found it to lack some of the finesse of his single-parcel wines from Hermitage. That's not to say the 2017...

Chateau la Canorgue Luberon 2016 (750ML)

91 WA "The finest red from this appellation I tasted this year, Chateau la Canorgue's 2016 Luberon combines pungent, savory notes of leather, clove, allspice, espresso and black olive with plummy fruit. A blend of 70%...

Chateauneuf du Pape du Baron de Montfaucon 2014 (750ML)

Dark red fruit, tobacco and medium tannins.  "Based in Lirac, which is just to the west of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château de Montfaucon reliably produces high-quality wines that almost always represent solid...

Clos Des Papes 2005 (1.5L)

98 WS / 97 DE / 96 JD / 95 WA / 95 VM #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2007 Really tight now, but packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, theres layer...

Clos Des Papes 2005 (750ML)

98 WS / 97 DE / 96 JD / 95 WA / 95 VM #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2007 Really tight now, but packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, theres layer...

Clos Des Papes 2012 (1.5L)

98 WS / 95 WA / 95 VM Really tight now, but packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, theres layer after layer of sweet spice, fruit and minerality pumping...

Clos Des Papes 2016 (1.5L)

100 JD / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 95-97 VM #20 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic...

Clos Des Papes 2017 (750ML)

96-99 JD / 94-96 WA / 96 DE / 18.5 JR  The 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape looks to be a huge success and reminds me of the 2007. As is normal, Vincent keeps multiple foudres with different blends (as well as a foudre...

Clos Saint Jean Deus Ex Machina 2016 (1.5L)

100 JD / 98 WA More cured meats, spice, loamy soil notes, and an incredible core of kirsch and currant fruits emerge from the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina. Deep, incredibly concentrated, multi-dimensional...

Clos Saint Jean Deus Ex Machina 2016 (6.0L)

100 JD / 98 WA More cured meats, spice, loamy soil notes, and an incredible core of kirsch and currant fruits emerge from the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina. Deep, incredibly concentrated, multi-dimensional...

Clos Saint Jean la Combe des Fous 2016 (3.0L)

98 JD / 95 WA Deep ruby-colored and offering a heavenly bouquet of black raspberries, toasted spiced, cured meats, licorice, and cured meats, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Combes des Fous is awesome on the palate, with...

Delas Freres Hermitage les Bessards 2015 (750ML)

100 JD / 99+ WA With approximately 500 cases produced, the 2015 Hermitage les Bessards is probably among the most available of the vintage's top wines. Jump on it if your means allow, as I suspect this wine will be a...

Domaine de Cristia Cuvee Renaissance CDP 2015 (750ML)

96 WS / 95 JD / 93 WA / 92-94 VM This has an intense core of crushed plum, raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors, draped with melted licorice notes and backed by a wave of warm fruitcake. Hedonistic for sure, but accents...

Domaine de Ferrand Chateauneuf du Pape 2015 (750ML)

93 JD / 90 WA / 93-95 VM Tasted from bottle, Bravays's 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is filled with notions of framboise, ripe strawberries, spice and dried flowers. It's not the biggest, baddest wine he's ever made, but...

Domaine de Ferrand Chateauneuf du Pape 2016 (750ML)

98 JS / 96-98 JD / 94 WA #69 James Suckling French Wine of the Year There’s a beautiful purity of fresh, mixed berries, dark plums, deep spices, as well as a gentle, coal-smoke edge. The palate has an effortless,...

Domaine De La Janasse 2016 (750ML)

95 JD / 93 WS / 93 WA / 92 DE / 92 JS Moving to the Châteauneuf-du-Pape from bottle, the 2016 vintage was described as having the power of 2010 and similar to yet fresher than 2007. The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape...

Domaine De La Janasse Chaupin 2015 (750ML)

96 WA / 95 WS / 95 JD / 93-95 VM The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin is all Grenache, 40% whole cluster, aged in two-thirds foudre and one-third demi-muids and drawn exclusively from sandy sites. It showcases...

Domaine De La Janasse Vieilles Vignes 2011 (750ML)

96 WA / 94 VM / 93 WS And a candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is always a rough blend of 85% Grenache and the balance Syrah, Mourvedre, Clairette and other permitted...

Domaine De La Janasse Vieilles Vignes 2015 (750ML)

98 WA / 97 WS / 96 JD / 94-96 VM  #2 Wine Advocate Outstanding New Releases from the Southern Rhône 2017 The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes is a tour de force. Raspberry and...

Domaine De La Janasse XXL Chateauneuf du Pape 2016 (750ML)

100 WA / 100 JD #2 Wine Advocate Outstanding New Releases from the Southern Rhône 2018 Only the second vintage of this cuvée ever to be produced (the other is 2007), the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape XXL is...

Domaine Du Coulet Billes Noires 2009 (750ML)

96 WS Dark and densely packed, yet terrifically racy, with plum sauce, pastis and crushed blackberry fruit wound with charcoal and roasted tobacco leaf notes, but carried by riveting acidity. A long, singed iron note hangs...

Domaine du Coulet Brise Cailloux 2012 (750ML)

92 VM / 16 JR 92 Points Vinous Media: Opaque ruby. A complex, smoky bouquet evokes fresh cherry, cassis, violet and cracked pepper. Sappy, precise and gently sweet on the palate, offering lively dark berry and floral...

Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo 2016 (1.5L)

99-100 JD / 96-98 WA / 97 DE / 97 WS / 95-97 VM A step up over the 2015, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Da Capo is another perfect wine in the making and reminds me of the incredible 1998. Inky colored,...

Domaine Du Pegau Cuvee Reservee 2015 (1.5L)

96 WA / 96 JD / 96 WE / 94 WS / 93-95 VM Now that it has been in bottle a while, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is looking even better than I projected based on last year’s prebottling sample. It’s...

Domaine Du Pegau Cuvee Reservee 2016 (1.5L)

96 WS / 95-97 JD / 93-95 WA A singed chestnut accent leads off here, followed by a sappy core of steeped cherry, raspberry and plum fruit, infused liberally with tobacco, brick dust and garrigue notes. Reveals a brawny...

Domaine Fondreche Il Etait Une Fois 2009 (750ML)

93 RP / 93 WA The first vintage for the cuvee, the stacked 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois (80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 5% Syrah, aged all in new oak) is a full-bodied, sexy, opulent and mouth-filling southern...

Domaine Louis Clerc Condrieu 2011 (750ML)

Domaine Roucas Toumba Vacqueyras La Grande Terre 2015 (750ML)

"60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% mourvèdre.” - Winery

Ferraton Cornas Les Eygats 2016 (750ML)

96 JD / 93 WA / 93 WS From a cooler, higher elevation terroir in the appellation, the 2016 Cornas Lieu Dit Les Eygats offers some serious ripeness and richness as well as notes of blackberries, currants, melted licorice,...

Ferraton Hermitage Le Meal Rouge 2016 (750ML)

98 JD Lastly, the 2016 Ermitage Le Méal is the top wine from Ferraton, and rightly so, as it’s a magical wine in 2016. Rocking notes of black raspberries, blackberries, toasted spices, tapenade, and dry aged...

Ferraton Hermitage Les Dionniers 2016 (750ML)

95 JD Coming all from sedimentary soils on the eastern side of the hill and brought up in 20% new barrels, the 2016 Ermitage Les Dionnières is a gem in the lineup. Blackberries, currants, roasted herbs, cured...

Ferraton Saint Joseph Lieu Dit Paradis 2016 (750ML)

94 WS / 93+ JD This has layers of warm cherry, plum and raspberry compote forming the core, while apple wood, black tea and iron notes run underneath. The finish has a fresh and racy edge, leaving a mouthwatering feel...

Fontbonau 2009 (750ML)

90 WA Medium garnet in color, this 2009 has fragrant aromas of kirsch, mulberries, spice cake, Indian spices and black pepper with hints of earth, iron ore and lavender. Very full, rich and concentrated, it presents medium...