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Rated 90 - The juicy flavors of cherry compote and plum preserves are studded with anise, rooibos tea and fruitcake...
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Rated 94 - #28 of Top 100, 2014. Very sleek and refined despite the obvious heft, featuring steeped red and black...
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Rated 94 - Bright ruby-red. An exotic bouquet presents black raspberry, incense, Asian spices and blood orange. On...
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Rated 95 - As is normal here, I was able to taste the 2011 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape from numerous foudres...
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Rated 93 - Tightly coiled for now, with pepper, garrigue and briar notes wrapped around a core of steeped cherry,...
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Rated 92 - Lively, with lots of spice and licorice notes bouncing around amid the raspberry, loganberry and...
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Rated 93 - Presents a smoldering feel from the start, with singed bay, alder and tobacco notes leading the way for...
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Rated 98 - I tasted this and I thought of the great Rayas from the late 1980s. Full body, bright fruit and a creamy...
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Rated 94 - Evocative of a Burgundy, with beguiling black tea, incense and warm cherry confiture aromas and flavors,...
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2011 France Rhone Valley Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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.