Southern Rhône

Petit Roy is always made from the off cuts from Jean-Marie Royer's Chateauneuf vineyards and those outside of the appellation. It is a boistrous, berry-fruit filled red, fragrant herbs and spices overlaid with blackberry, cherry and plum fruit. Mouth filling and gutsy it is a great match f...(read more)

First allowed to put the village name on the label of it's wines in 1953 and then designated village status in 1967, the final piece of the jigsaw for Cairanne saw it promoted to Cru status in 2008. Sitting at the entrance to the Southern Rhone, it is where the Syrah of the north, meets th...(read more)

Mordorée is a world-renowned Southern Rhône estate specialising in Tavel Rosé, Liracs, Châteauneuf- du-Pape and a marvellous Côtes-du- Rhône, and all of these wines can be found at L&S. Every wine here is a beauty and this Lirac combines both a sta...(read more)

85% Grenache and 15% Carignan, all hand-harvested, from 100 year old vines. On red clay at the bottom, with limestone in the upper part. The varieties are planted mixed together in the vineyard and Romain picks them together and co-ferments them. Rich old-vine fruit with real density and c...(read more)

Limpid ruby. Pungent red and dark berry and floral scents, along with suggestions of licorice, cola, olive and smoky minerals. Youthfully taut bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors show very good depth and a sharp, spicy jolt of cracked pepper on the back half. Fine-grained tannins bui...(read more)

A blend of Syrah with Grenache and Mourvèdre from forty year old vines, aged in a combination of oak barrels and foudres and some stainless steel, this is the Delorme's super-cuvée of Lirac. Deep purple to black colour, this is always a muscular style, the Syrah getting the e...(read more)

All three of the 2017s showed well. The 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape has classic sweet red fruits, spice, and floral notes, and it’s medium to full-bodied, silky and elegant. The blend is 90% Grenache and 5% each of Cinsault and Syrah.

The 2017 Gigondas La Font De Tonin is still resting in a mix of old foudre and 20% new oak, but it might just be up with the top two or three wines in the vintage if it shows this well from bottle. Brilliant notes of black raspberries, flowery incense, toasted bread, spice, and assorted ga...(read more)

Round and supple, the full-bodied 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape La Dame Voyageuse is a large-scaled ball of plum and blackberry fruit and savory nuances. Hints of mocha, black olive and licorice bring added interest to this soft, easygoing offering that should be consumed over the next 6-8 year...(read more)

Nose full of sumptuous dark berry fruit and sweet spice. In the depths there are hints of cured meat and leather, with top notes notes of garrigue herbs and floral lift. Despite all the richness, the palate shows outstanding purity and poise. There's energy as well as opulence. It's ready...(read more)

Full ruby. Powerful, smoke-accented boysenberry and black raspberry on the perfumed nose. Broad and fleshy on the palate, offering bitter cherry, dark berry and licorice flavors that gain spiciness and energy with aeration. Shows very good thrust and breadth on the dark-fruit-dominated fin...(read more)