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Two very educative Rh\u00f4ne tastings over the last month, doubly reinforced my view that this part of France is the next go-to region for sheer value and quality. Northern and Southern Rh\u00f4ne each have a different story to tell, so let’s begin with the north – in particular C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie – as we had Matt Walls MW, Decanter’s Rh\u00f4ne journalist<\/a> to guide us through a selection of these at our first event.<\/p>\n

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C\u00f4te R\u00f4tie<\/a> is a tiny strip of very steeply walled ledges (think Inca terrace farming) full of individual plots that make it resemble Burgundy. The ‘cult’ wines amongst these small plots are the likes of Rostaing and Guigal which sell for well over \u00a31,200 a six pack – why? Because they’re just more famous and have been around longer. Do not therefore ignore Domaine Bonnefond whose vineyards hug Guigal’s famous La Landonne and all for under \u00a3250\/6 in bond, nor the exquisitely polished wines of Domaine Duclaux<\/a>, Domaine Bott<\/a> or Clusel Roch<\/a>. Multiple cymbal dings for all, on the night.<\/p>\n

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The line up of the evening<\/p><\/div>\n

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For our wider Rh\u00f4ne Valley EP tasting (also featuring some older vintages), we were delighted to be joined by no fewer than thirteen producers from all along the Rh\u00f4ne Valley who kindly took time out of the vineyard\/cellar to come to London and present their wines to our customers.<\/p>\n

Unlike the North, Southern Rh\u00f4ne, given volumes produced, is more ‘aspirant Bordeaux’ than Burgundy. \u202fAlongside trying wines from our latest producer Les Deux Cols<\/a> (wines landing soon), the tasting was a golden opportunity to revisit some old favourites in the South.<\/p>\n

\"Ambre<\/p>\n

I’m at least three decades into loving anything that Mordor\u00e9e<\/a> produces (especially their Lirac). Relative newcomer Domaine de La Vieille Julienne<\/a> is garnering deserved respect amongst serious Rh\u00f4ne heads.<\/p>\n

On the night there was also some real class from Domaine de La Bou\u00efssi\u00e8re<\/a> (old grenache and syrah from high up) and then some wonderful purity from Elodie Balme<\/a> around the villages of Roaix and Rasteau – all of which can be approached young.<\/p>\n

As Benjamin Duclaux so succinctly put it: ‘This must be the greatest Rh\u00f4ne selection in London’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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