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750ml
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$47.40
$49.90
12 bottles:
$46.55
Les Murets reveals a very dark purple robe with purple reflections. The nose offers a very rich and racy aromatic...
750ml
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$74.90
$80.80
A very refined and delicate Cote-Rotie with wonderful floral complexity. Graceful palate that feels almost...
750ml
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$20.85
Moving to the 2020s from bottle, the 2020 Ventoux Quintessence is beauty revealing assorted blackberry and black...
750ml
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$15.38
$17.09
12 bottles:
$15.05
Ripe, but with a breezy edge as damson plum and bitter cherry notes glide through, laced with underlying mineral and...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.93
12 bottles:
$15.05
Tension and freshness are the watchwords in this cuvee, born of a limestone terroir, which charms by its citrus notes.
750ml
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$13.90
$15.17
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$12.36
Its colour is a deep ruby red, showing garnet reflections while young. With its predominately berry-fruit bouquet,...
750ml
Bottle:
$59.84
$63.19
12 bottles:
$59.28
I tasted barrels from a couple of the lieux-dits that will go into Faury's 2020 Cote Rotie, both of which impressed...
750ml
Bottle:
$104.24
12 bottles:
$102.16
A blend of grapes from Bassenon, Maison Rouge and Lancement, the 2019 Cote Rotie Blonde du Seigneur contains about 5%...
375ml
Bottle:
$42.00
12 bottles:
$41.16
Inky ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented cherry and boysenberry scents are complicated by hints of black pepper, candied...
750ml
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$144.00
$160.00
97-99 I was blown away by the 2018 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis, which is certainly in the same league as the famed...
750ml
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$79.93
12 bottles:
$78.33
Bold aromas of blackberry, black plum, cassis, violet and wild mint penetrate a firm stone bed and fresh potting...
750ml
Bottle:
$132.80
The single vineyard 2016 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde La Chatillonne comes from a cooler, even classic vintage for the...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$115.00
A beauty, offering a dark and alluring core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit inlaid with a graphite edge and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$80.00
A beauty, offering a dark and alluring core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit inlaid with a graphite edge and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$298.83
Opaque ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes black and blue fruit preserves, incense and pungent flowers, while...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$298.83
Stony-mineral and flinty complexity here. This delivers a very taut, very compact and composed palate with tightly...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$268.60
Glass-staining violet. Powerfully scented blackberry, cherry liqueur, exotic spice and olive scents are complemented...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$116.00
Glass-staining violet. Powerfully scented blackberry, cherry liqueur, exotic spice and olive scents are complemented...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$131.04
This is packed with intense plum reduction, warmed cassis and fig paste flavors but is nevertheless sleek and poised,...
France Rhone Valley Cote Rotie Cotes Du Ventoux
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.
One of France's most exciting red wine appellations, lies in the far north of the northern Rhone, well beyond the town of Tain where the major negociants and Hermitage is located. Some believe it is the site of the first vineyard cultivation in ancient Gaul. Vineyards have been carved into the steep hillsides here since the time the Romans settled the nearby town of Vienne. Viticulture is difficult here, with vines planted in schist banked high above the Rhone River to maximize sun exposure.