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...

Amphores Les Iris Syrah 2015 (750ML)

“'Les Iris' is made from 100% Syrah, and aged for 8 months in concrete vats.  It expresses floral notes, black fruits, citrus and spices. The tannins are silky and delicate and the fruit is wild, brambly &...

Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2016 (1.5L)

99 JS / 97 WA / 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. Nuances...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2003 (3.0L)

95 RP / 95 WS 95 Points Robert Parker: The 2003 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out even better than I thought last year. Black purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of smoke,...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2010 (750ML)

100 RP 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 steaks,...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2013 (750ML)

96+ WA The 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a beast of a wine that’s shed most of the baby fat it showed from barrel. A normal blend of 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, and the rest Syrah...

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2015 (750ML)

99 JD / 98 WA / 98 WS / 95-97 VM#1 Wine Advocate Outstanding New Releases from the Southern Rhône 2017 A classic blend of mostly Mourvèdre, the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is a...

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." -...

Cave de Tain Premiere Note Marsanne 2015 (750ML)

Pale yellow colour with green hints. Rich nose of white daisy flowers and citrus fruit. Fresh on the palate, with white fruits and vanilla aromas. Easy-drinking, harmonious and crisp wine. Match with fish, seafood and light...

Chapoutier Cotie Rote La Mordoree 2006 (1.5L)

94 WA / 92 RPThe 100% Syrah 2006 Cote Rotie la Mordoree was backward and tight, yet had beautiful concentration, full-bodied richness and classy notes of white pepper, mint and darker fruits. It opens up with time in the...

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 Ermitage Le Pavillon 2013 (1.5L)

98+ WA / 96 WS / 96 VM The star of the show in 2013 is the 2013 Ermitage le Pavillon. Coming from the west and eastern edges of the Bessards lieu-dit and aged in 30% new French oak, its sensational black/blue color is...

Chapoutier Le Meal Ermitage 2007 (750ML)

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...

Charvin 2010 (1.5L)

95+ RP More backward and concentrated, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as dense, black raspberry, black currant, garrigue, licorice and lavender characteristics. Full-bodied with...

Chateau Mont Redon Cotes du Rhone Reserve 2015 (750ML)

Deep color. Very expressive and complex nose with red fruits aromas. The mouth is rich with fines tannins and well-structured with cherry, plum and chocolate aromas. The finish is lightly spicy. -...

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 / 95 RP / 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 2009 (3.0L)

95 WA / 96 WS / 95 VM The 2009 is showing better out of bottle than it was last year. Gorgeous kirsch liqueur notes, raspberry jam, forest floor, spice box, new saddle leather and a peppery spiciness are all present in this...

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 / 95-97 VM Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and...

Clos Des Papes 2016 (750ML)

100 JD / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 95-97 VM Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly 2007. A classic blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and...

Clos St Jean Deus Ex Machina 2012 (750ML)

98 + JD / 98 WA / 96 WS Always the biggest, baddest effort in the lineup, the 2012 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina is the normal split of 60% old vine Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre brought up in demi-muids...

Courbis Cornas les Eygats 2015 (750ML)

100 JD / 95-97 WA / 94 WS / 92-94 VM /17.5 JR Lastly, the inky colored (it's even deeper than the Sabarotte) 2015 Cornas Les Eygats comes from a cooler terroir located in the northern part of the appellation. Raised in...

Delas Freres Crozes-Hermitage Les Launes 2016 (750ML)

88-90 JD There are three Crozes-Hermitage releases. The 2016 Crozes-Hermitage Les Launes is the entry-level release, all from alluvial soils in the southern part of the appellation. Peppery herbs, violets and blackberry...

Delas Freres Ventoux 2015 (750ML)

90 RP"The value priced 2015 Cotes du Ventoux could be a little gem of a wine and it has lots of Syrah character in its peppery, meaty and black fruit-driven aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, nicely concentrated and with 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 Fenouillet Vin de Pays de Vaucluse 2015 (750ML)

87 VM / 87 WS Youthful purple. Aromas of dark berries, cracked pepper and violet carry a subtle hint of fresh herbs. Juicy, tightly focused cassis and bitter cherry flavors show good energy and clarity, and a spicy note...

Domaine de Ferrand Chateauneuf du Pape 2016 (1.5L)

98 JS / 96-98 JD / 94 WA 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, fleshy, fine-grained texture with long,...

Domaine De La Janasse 2012 (750ML)

92 WA / 92 WS / 92 VMSpecial price of $43.89 when 6 or more are added to your cart.   The 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape (70% Grenache and 15% each of Syrah and Mourvedre) is beautiful, with medium to full-bodied richness,...

Domaine De La Janasse 2016 (750ML)

95 JD / 93 WS / 93 WA 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 offers a great...

Domaine De La Janasse Chaupin 2012 (750ML)

94 WA / 94 WS / 93 VM The 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin, which I was able to taste (and drink) from multiple bottles, is a beautiful Grenache that comes from the cooler, northeastern edge of the appellation. Coming...

Domaine De La Janasse Chaupin 2016 (750ML)

99 JD / 96 WA / 95 WS / 93-95 VM Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I suspect it’s the best vintage to date,...

Domaine De La Janasse Vieilles Vignes 2012 (1.5L)

96 WA / 96 WS / 94 VM Up in the top handful of wines in the vintage (which should come as no surprise to anyone who follows this estate), the 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a full-bodied, beautifully...

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 Only the second vintage of this cuvée ever to be produced (the other is2007), the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape XXL is about 75% Grenache, with the resta mix of permitted varieties. It incorporates "a lot"...

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 Billes Noires 2011 (750ML)

96 WS / 95 WA 96 Points Wine Spectator: Offers a scintillating display of loganberry, black currant, bitter plum and cherry pit notes before picking up a racy minerally edge that pierces the finish, leaving echoes of warm...

Domaine du Coulet Terrasses Du Serre 2009 (750ML)

95 WS / 95 WA / 92 VM This really stands apart from the crowd, with searingly intense minerality cutting through a massive core of pastis, plum sauce and fig paste. Gorgeous violet and spice notes fill in the background,...

Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo 2016 (750ML)

99-100 JD / 96-98 WA / 97 DE / 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, with a...

Domaine Du Pegau Cuvee Reservee 2012 (750ML)

94 WA / 93 VM One of my favorite wines, the 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuvee R'serv'e is a classic. Beautiful on the nose, with notions of ground pepper, wild herbs, minerality and smoked plum and dark fruit, its medium to...

Domaine Du Pegau Cuvee Reservee 2015 (750ML)

96 JD / 94 WS / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM The 2015 Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Cuvée Réservée is a beautiful, classic wine from the Feraud family that offers powerful notes of blackcurrants, peppered meat,...

Domaine Du Pegau Cuvee Reservee 2016 (750ML)

95-97 JD / 93-95 WA A wine that’s going to rival or surpass the 2015, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée shows the quality of this awesome vintage with its deep, powerful,...

Domaine Louis Clerc Condrieu 2011 (750ML)

Domaine Roucas Toumba Pichot Roucas Rouge 2016 (750ML)

"30% grenache, 30% syrah, 30% old carignan. Roucas Toumba or "the fallen rock" in old Provençal, taken from the ancient name for this area, is a small family-run vineyard in the town of Vacqueyras. The Bouletin family...

Domaine Roucas Toumba Vacqueyras La Grande Terre 2016 (750ML)

"60% grenache, 20% syrah, 20% mourvèdre. Roucas Toumba or "the fallen rock" in old Provençal, taken from the ancient name for this area, is a small family-run vineyard in the town of Vacqueyras. The Bouletin...

Ferraton Cornas Lieu-Dit Patou 2016 (750ML)

92-94 JD The 2016 Cornas Lieu Dit Patou is a rich, ripe Cornas that's bursting at the seams with notions of black fruits, scorched earth and tapenade. Peppery herbs work their way in there with air, and it's full-bodied,...

Ferraton Hermitage Le Meal Rouge 2017 (750ML)