Rhone

"Even better, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Pure Roussanne (100% Roussanne) offers a vibrant, clean, medium to full-bodied style with a kiss of back...

Small production cuvee from the Cote Brune next to La Landonne and well priced for the quality.  100% Syrah. "Vivid purple. Expressive aromas of da...

"Another blockbuster and one of the finest examples of Roussanne that I’ve tasted from the Northern Rhône, the 2015 Saint Péray Roussanne sports a ...

"Coming all from very old vine Grenache and brought up in tank, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Imperiale offers a smoking bouquet of vivid blac...

"The 2005 Cote Rotie Les Rochains is a classic, backward effort that will require patience. Medium to full-bodied with notes of acacia flowers inte...

"Deep ruby-red. Compelling Cote-Rotie perfume of violet, black pepper, gunflint, roasted meat, licorice and exotic woodsmoke. Lush, round and exoti...

"Green-tinged yellow. Vibrant, mineral-accented orchard and pit fruits on the nose; suave floral and mineral nuances build in the glass. Sappy, con...

"No, the 2007 Hermitage isn't a brooding blockbuster. But it's an exquisite wine, at its peak. Leather notes accent vibrant cherries and raspberrie...

"Sits between earthy and mineral on the nose, with a little oak polish and violets around the edges. Bold, juicy and rounded on the palate, there's...

"Brilliant ruby color. Powerful cherry, blackberry and floral pastille aromas are energized by building spice and floral notes. Stains the palate w...

"Much better, the 2009 Cornas exhibits powerful blackberry fruit intermixed with notions of graphite, dark berries, white chocolate and earth. Rich...

2005 is a great vintage of this under the radar gem that will benefit greatly from decanting.  A blend of 30% Grenache and 70% Syrah from old vines...

"Aromas of lilacs, crushed rocks, blue and red fruits and a gamy, earthy scent emerge from the dark ruby-hued, medium-bodied 2008 Cote Rotie La Mor...

"Winemaker Julien Barrot describes 2011 as a "really solar, ripe vintage," so it's not surprising that his 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure shows some...

"The 2015 Cornas Vin Noir, from 100-year-old vines, is a tour de force. Crushed stone and violets set the stage for this full-bodied wine that’s lo...

"I was shocked at the quality of the 2014 St Joseph Le Clos; this warmer, east-facing vineyard continues to impress. Full-bodied, beautifully conce...

"On another level, the 2014 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée is a perfumed, incredibly layered and even sexy 2014 that has lots of black raspberry fruits, fl...

"A cool, rainy and difficult year in the Northern Rhone, the 2008 Ermitage le Meal is still beautiful and has a semi-opaque, ruby color, complex no...

"The 2014 Ermitage Les Greffieux offers a big mouthful of fruit as well as a more gamey profile in its black olive, beef blood, smoke and ripe dark...

"Much more peppery, spicy, perfumed and open, the 2008 Ermitage Les Greffieux is Cote Rotie like with its olive tapenade, game, white pepper and cu...

"Ripe, voluptuous and textured, the 2007 Ermitage Les Greffieux is a sexy and delicious effort that offers serious charm. Blackberry, cassis, laven...

"From a vintage called “classic” by winemaker Christine Vernay, the 2006 Cote Rotie Maison Rouge is a still youthful, layered, impeccably balanced ...

"Delorme’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee la Reine des Bois is up with the top eight to ten wines of the vintage. Made from 80% Grenache then small...