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750ml
Bottle: $74.90 $80.80
Rated 94 - A very refined and delicate Cote-Rotie with wonderful floral complexity. Graceful palate that feels almost...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.24
12 bottles: $102.16
Rated 93 - A blend of grapes from Bassenon, Maison Rouge and Lancement, the 2019 Cote Rotie Blonde du Seigneur...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.88 $76.80
Rated 95 - All of the classic Cote-Rotie aromas (leather, smoked bacon, spices and black cherry) pour from the glass...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $52.50
12 bottles: $51.45
Rated 95 - Inky ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented cherry and boysenberry scents are complicated by hints of black pepper,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.93
12 bottles: $78.33
Rated 94 - Moving to the Côte Rôties, the 2019 Côte Rôtie Brune Et Blonde De Vidal-Fleury is terrific, and this...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $59.94
Rated 94 - This has a very rich and attractively fleshy feel with dark berries and milk chocolate and a fine, dense...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $115.00
Rated 95 - A beauty, offering a dark and alluring core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit inlaid with a graphite...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $80.00
Rated 95 - A beauty, offering a dark and alluring core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit inlaid with a graphite...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $298.83
Rated 94 - Opaque ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes black and blue fruit preserves, incense and pungent flowers,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $298.83
Rated 98 - Stony-mineral and flinty complexity here. This delivers a very taut, very compact and composed palate with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $91.99
Rated 95 - Very impressive with a slightly dialed-back oak influence (back to 60% from 100% new demi-muid), this has...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $268.60
Rated 96 - Youthfully compact, featuring a core of fig, black cherry and black currant notes that are still a bit...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $116.00
Rated 96 - Youthfully compact, featuring a core of fig, black cherry and black currant notes that are still a bit...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $139.60
Rated 97 - This has such intense, rich dark cherries and berries with a rich, roasted-espresso and baking-spice edge....
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $131.04
Rated 97 - This is packed with intense plum reduction, warmed cassis and fig paste flavors but is nevertheless sleek...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $133.60
Rated 95 - Dark and alluring, with hints of Turkish coffee, juniper and smoldering bay leaf mixed with dark plum,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $209.95 $214.70
Rated 96 - Blackberries, crushed violets, ample minerality, and some scorched earth notes all emerge from the 2016...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $111.12
6 bottles: $108.90
Rated 92 - There are four Côte Rôties in 2019 that I was able to taste. In the same qualitative ballpark as the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $185.90
6 bottles: $185.00
Rated 95 - Named after the lieu-dit, which is located next to Viallière, the 2016 Côte Rôtie Nève sports a deep...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $240.87
6 bottles: $236.05
Rated 97 - This is tightly focused, with a well-delineated core of cassis, damson plum and bitter cherry fruit that...
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Syrah France Rhone Valley Cote Rotie

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.

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.