Southern Rhône

Unclassified fruit from Jean Royer's Côtes du Rhône Vineyards and a percentage of fruit from the young vines in his Châteauneuf du Pape vineyards. All in all, a breathtakingly good wine for the m...(read more)

Always a stella wine for a standard Cotes du Rhone, plush and filled with gently spiced, blackberry and damson fruit, notes of garrigue and dark chocolate. Earthy rich and very satisfying.

Fabulous nose - rich and open fruit. Palate is dry and fresh, full of deep concentrated fruit and a taut dry structure, which while present is very much wrapped and softened by supple weight. Dee...(read more)

Saturated ruby. Intense red and blue fruit aromas, along with suggestions of star anise, lavender and white pepper. Sweet and penetrating on the palate, offering sappy, focused black raspberry an...(read more)

Some of this is aged in one to three-year-old barrels. Again this is a very black fruit expression, and only the subtlest notes of wood. Silky fine tannins are present, but not at all aggressive....(read more)

Deep red. A perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red berries, peppery spices and smoky minerals, plus a hint of lavender that builds in the glass. Vibrant raspberry and floral pastille flavors deepen an...(read more)

Vivid ruby. Expansive, mineral-accented red berry liqueur and floral pastille scents are complicated by suggestions of potpourri and star anise. Juicy, focused and pure, displaying excellent focu...(read more)

Vivid ruby. Intense blackberry and cherry liqueur aromas are complicated by suggestions of lavender, spicecake, garrigue and vanilla. Juicy and focused on the palate, offering flavors of sweet, s...(read more)

One of the more polished, seamless and sexy vintages of this cuvée I can remember, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée de la Reine des Bois sports a deep ruby/purple color to go with fabulous note...(read more)

Bright ruby-red. Sexy, mineral-tinged raspberry and floral pastille aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up a pungent suggestion of garrigue with air. Spicy, penetrating and energetic on the...(read more)

Possessing a tad more depth and richness over the Prestige, the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Les Sables de La Crau is a rock-star in the vintage. Always from 100% Grenache and the sandy soils of La C...(read more)

Romain's 2014 is a cracking example of what can be done here with talented wine-making and top-notch vineyards. Even for this, his entry level wine, the vines are more than 50 years old. This is...(read more)