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Bottle: $435.00
In complete contrast to the sexy, flamboyant les Granits, the tiny production 2012 Saint Joseph le Clos (which comes...
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Bottle: $435.00
Screaming "Granite!" at the top of its lungs, the 2015 Saint Joseph Le Clos comes from an east-facing parcel located...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $369.95
This has the density and power that is the hallmark of the vintage, with melted licorice snap and tar notes draped...
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Showing the vintage's rounded, supple and forward character, the 2012 Cornas Vieilles Vignes reveals lots of black...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $194.95
What I think might end up being the best Beaucastel since the 1990 or 2001, the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape offers a...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $182.85
Features a solid core of lightly steeped kirsch, black cherry and raspberry fruit, backed by singed juniper and apple...
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Bottle: $351.62
The 2015 Côte Rôtie La Landonne from Delas is a seamless, gorgeously balanced Côte Rôtie that reminds me of the...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $432.48
The 2015 Côte Rôtie La Landonne from Delas is a seamless, gorgeously balanced Côte Rôtie that reminds me of the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $505.95
This has it all, from the dark, dense core of steeped fig, blackberry and black currant fruit to the smoldering...
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This sports some seriously delicious plum, blackberry and boysenberry fruit flavors, inlaid with ample brambly grip...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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Ripe, fleshy and focused, with delicious warm plum sauce and blackberry confiture flavors coursing over graphite,...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $258.00
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Bottle: $128.95
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $98.51
Another step up in quality (but not by much, and it’s a step up in price as well), the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $298.95
The top wine of the estate is the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon, and the inky-colored 2012 is a...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $207.48
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Bottle: $231.95
I loved the 2015 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis from barrel, and this beauty does not disappoint from bottle. Coming...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $786.95
This defines old school, with savory detail and notes of roasted chestnut, fresh tobacco leaf, cedar and brick dust...
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2001 2012 2015 France Rhone Valley 1.5Ltr

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.