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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.88
12 bottles: $43.98
Always one of the more garrigue-scented Châteauneufs, the Brunels' 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape includes hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.30
12 bottles: $23.81
Raspberry, currant and candy-like aromas on the nose with herbs and earthy undertones as well. Medium-to full-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.10
12 bottles: $43.22
Good depth of colour. Intense berry and juniper freshness with well-integrated oak lending a little background spice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.87
12 bottles: $12.26
Notes of dark fruit and licorice, as well as some bay leaf. Full-bodied with round tannins. Creamy and fleshy on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.85
12 bottles: $14.55
Currants, raspberries and some spicy undertones. Walnuts, too. Medium-bodied with firm tannins. Crisp and juicy on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.81
Brilliant ruby. Ripe, spice-accented dark berries, cherry cola, licorice, vanilla and a hint of smokiness on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.83 $48.00
12 bottles: $45.60
Excellent harmony of full body, moderately dry tannins and richness. The red fruits are now beautifully developed and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.94
Moving to the Hermitage releases, the 2018 Hermitage is terrific, and readers will love to have bottles in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.65
12 bottles: $14.36
This fulfilling wine evokes the warm and fruity flavors of its sunny region. A young wine, packed with fresh notes of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $25.89
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.70
12 bottles: $32.05
Raspberries and leather mark the nose of the 2018 Gigondas, which was tasted as a blended sample prior to bottling....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.50
12 bottles: $33.81
The 2018 Saint Joseph is almost Côte Rôtie-like in its black raspberry, spicy, and floral aromatics. These all...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $86.62
This inky, intensely plummy Syrah balances rich, pulsating black-fruit flavors against lip-smacking cassis and...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.00
Attractive white peaches and apricots and a floral edge, too. This has a very assertively chalky, fresh and crisp...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $599.94 $672.00
As usual, Chapoutier's 2018 Ermitage l'Ermite is a standout among standouts. Crushed stone, blueberries, even a touch...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $616.95
6 bottles: $604.61
Another truly flawless wine from this dream team is the 2018 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which comes from a vineyard...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $240.90
From one of the warmer terroirs on Hermitage Hill, the 2018 Ermitage Le Méal was all destemmed and vinified in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $387.81 $430.90
Coming all from the pure granite soils of the Bessards lieu-dit, on the western side of Hermitage, the 2018 Ermitage...
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2018 France Rhone Valley

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.