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Rhône 2008 En Primeur

Rhône wines are still, in the grand scheme of things, reasonably priced and the 2008s, in the context of this vintage, are fairly priced indeed. Overall, 2008 is a classic, traditional and very approachable vintage. 2008 has a lot of the charm of 2004 and 2006, both of which we like, but is, overall, superior to them both. The producers in our 2008 Rhône En Primeur Offer have achieved superb levels of quality from a difficult year, and the featured wines represent excellent value for money. Rhône 2008 – at a glance * A short crop with low yields produced wines with attractive, soft yet ripe fruit and supple tannin structures. * Excellent medium-term keepers, the wines are similar in style to 2006 which is currently being re-evaluated in an upwards direction. * The white wines are fresh and harmonious, both in the North and the South. * Fewer prestige cuvées; all the best fruit has gone into the domaine wines, resulting in an increase in quality.
Rhône Appellations North & VdP Condrieu Cornas Crozes-Hermitage & Hermitage Côte Rotie Saint-Joseph Saint-Peray VdP des Collines Rhodaniennes		Rhône Appellations - South Châteauneuf du Pape Côtes du Rhône & Côtes du Rhône Villages Gigondas & Vacqueyras Lirac Rasteau Vinsobres Muscat de Beaumes de Venise

Rhône Producers featured at a Glance
Northern Rhône	Northern Rhône	Southern Rhône	Southern Rhône
Domaine Thierry Allemand Maison Chapoutier (inc. Sélections Parcellaires) J.L. Chave Sélection Domaine du Colombier Domaine Combier Domaine Coursodon Domaine Yves Cuilleron Domaine Emmanuel Darnaud Domaine Bernard Faurie Domaine Ferraton Domaine Pierre Gaillard Domaine Yves Gangloff Jean-Michel Gerin	Domaine Pierre et Jean Gonon Domaine Maxime Graillot Maison Guigal Domaine des Hauts Châssis Domaine Mouton Domaine Niero Domaine Michel et Stéphane Ogier René Rostaing Domaine Marc Sorrel Domaine Michel Lafarge Domaine du Tunnel Domaine Georges Vernay Les Vins de Vienne	Ch. d’Aquéria Ch. de Beaucastel Vignobles Brunier Ch. la Nerthe Clos des Papes Domaine la Bastide St Vincent Domaine les Bernardins Domaine de la Charbonnière Domaine Chaume Arnaud Domaine de Durban Domaine de l’Espigouette Domaine Montirius Domaine de la Mordorée Domaine du Pegau	Perrin Père et Fils Roger Sabon Domaine Santa Duc Domaine des Saumades Domaine des Sénéchaux Domaine la Soumade Domaine Raymond Usseglio

Allocations are, as usual, limited, so please do not delay in placing your order.
To receive advice about the wines, please contact our Fine Wine Department: Tel: 44 (0) 1256 340123

VINTAGE	WINE	REGION	# Cs	PRICE	SIZE
2008	Vinsobres, Les Cornuds, Perrin et Fils	France » Rhône » Vinsobres
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, Organic (Certified), 14% alc. A spicy, peppery nose of brambly fruit, highly perfumed with violets, leads to a perfectly balanced palate; not as concentrated as the 2007, perhaps, but very finely constructed nonetheless. Drink 2011-2015.
Berrys	12 x 75cl	14 cases	£87.84	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	Vacqueyras, La Pavane, La Bastide St. Vincent	France » Rhône » Vacqueyras
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, 14% alc. The wine is, as usual, aromatically satisfying with herbs and violets to the fore and a palate which combines rich, ripe fruit with hints of licorice and hedgerow. Very fine but gently persuasive tannins complete the picture. Drink 2011-2013.
Berrys	12 x 75cl	20 cases	£109.32	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	Vacqueyras, Les Clos, Domaine Montirius	France » Rhône » Vacqueyras
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, Organic (Certified), Biodynamic (Certified), 14% alc. This is quintessential Vacqueyras. Tobacco, black cherry and red berried fruit dominate the nose, while the palate is weighty, with a sweet kernel of fruit, excellent balance and a spicy, slightly earthy finish. Drink 2011-2016.
Berrys	12 x 75cl	2 cases	£115.80	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	Crôzes-Hermitage, Cuvée Les Galets, Domaine Des Hauts Chassis	France » Rhône » Crozes-Hermitage
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 12.5% alc. This is such an archetype of quality Crozes-Hermitage wine that all other examples will have to be marked alongside it on the bench. Tapenade, blackberry, hints of violet, black pepper and wood smoke… it’s all there, and all perfectly balanced. We are delighted that M. Faugier ... MORE
Berrys	12 x 75cl	4 cases	£127.80	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	St Joseph, Domaine Christophe Pichon	France » Rhône » Saint-Joseph
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 13% alc. Christophe and Isabelle Pichon, apart from the rigours of bringing up six young children, also farm 10 hectares spread over the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Condrieu and St Joseph. We first came across them in 2003 and have followed their progress with interest and admiration ever ... MORE
Berrys	12 x 75cl	12 cases	£152.28	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Laurent Combier	France » Rhône » Crozes-Hermitage
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 12.5% alc. From vines close to those of Alain Graillot in Pont de l’Isère, Laurent farms at low yields, especially so in 2008. The resulting wine is concentrated with the traditional Crozes imprint of berry fruit and olive pleasingly wrapped in a silky ensemble. Drink 2010-2012.
Berrys	12 x 75cl	19 cases	£160.80	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	St Joseph, Silice, Domaine Coursodon	France » Rhône » Saint-Joseph
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 13.5% alc. Jérôme makes wines which are both sensuous and cerebral; wines that are not afraid to be flamboyant and to emphasize fruit, yet which do not lack for a distinctive peppery charm and a real sense of place. The 2008 is particularly successful in this respect and will make a lovely ... MORE
Berrys	12 x 75cl	38 cases	£161.76	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	Gigondas, Les Pallières, Terasses du Diable, Vignobles Brunier	France » Rhône » Gigondas
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Ready, but will keep, 14.5% alc. When a great producer takes an underperforming estate by the scruff of the neck the results can be fascinating, and, in this instance certainly, hugely successful . The Brunier family made their name at Domaine Du Vieux Télégraphe,one of the greatest names in ... MORE
Berrys	12 x 75cl	16 cases	£161.76	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	Gigondas, Tradition, Domaine Santa Duc	France » Rhône » Gigondas
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Ready, but will keep, 15% alc. All of the top fruit has gone into one cuvée this year; the result, unsurprisingly, is very concentrated and long with a red and black berry fruit core courtesy of the Grenache, tempered by Syrah elegance and Mourvèdre power. This is a Southern Belle to be sure, and one with ... MORE
Berrys	12 x 75cl	23 cases	£165.84	Out of Stock 0 in basket

2008	St Joseph, Offerus, J.L. Chave Sélection	France » Rhône » Saint-Joseph
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Ready, but will keep, 13% alc. Most Exciting Wine of The Vintage The winemaking talent of Jean Louis-Chave is without question. His own Domaine red and white Hermiatges rank amongst the world's greatest wines. They are highly sought after, but the quantity is ... MORE
Berrys	12 x 75cl	26 cases	£171.24	Out of Stock 0 in basket

VINTAGE	WINE	REGION	# Cs	PRICE	SIZE

VINTAGE	WINE	REGION	# Cs	PRICE	SIZE
2008	Vinsobres, Les Cornuds, Perrin et Fils	France » Rhône » Vinsobres
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, Organic (Certified), 14% alc. A spicy, peppery nose of brambly fruit, highly perfumed with violets, leads to a perfectly balanced palate; not as concentrated as the 2007, perhaps, but very finely constructed nonetheless. Drink 2011-2015.
Berrys	75cl		£12.20	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £14.88 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £10.96) £131.52	0 in basket

2008	Vacqueyras, La Pavane, La Bastide St. Vincent	France » Rhône » Vacqueyras
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, 14% alc. The wine is, as usual, aromatically satisfying with herbs and violets to the fore and a palate which combines rich, ripe fruit with hints of licorice and hedgerow. Very fine but gently persuasive tannins complete the picture. Drink 2011-2013.
Berrys	75cl		£14.55	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £17.40 (9.5%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £13.10) £157.20	0 in basket

2008	Vacqueyras, Les Clos, Domaine Montirius	France » Rhône » Vacqueyras
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, Organic (Certified), Biodynamic (Certified), 14% alc. This is quintessential Vacqueyras. Tobacco, black cherry and red berried fruit dominate the nose, while the palate is weighty, with a sweet kernel of fruit, excellent balance and a spicy, slightly earthy finish. Drink 2011-2016.
Berrys Limited Stock	75cl		£15.30	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £18.60 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £13.75) £165.00	0 in basket

2008	Crôzes-Hermitage, Cuvée Les Galets, Domaine Des Hauts Chassis	France » Rhône » Crozes-Hermitage
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 12.5% alc. This is such an archetype of quality Crozes-Hermitage wine that all other examples will have to be marked alongside it on the bench. Tapenade, blackberry, hints of violet, black pepper and wood smoke… it’s all there, and all perfectly balanced. We are delighted that M. Faugier ... MORE
Berrys	75cl		£16.65	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £20.40 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £14.95) £179.40	0 in basket

2008	St Joseph, Domaine Christophe Pichon	France » Rhône » Saint-Joseph
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 13% alc. Christophe and Isabelle Pichon, apart from the rigours of bringing up six young children, also farm 10 hectares spread over the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Condrieu and St Joseph. We first came across them in 2003 and have followed their progress with interest and admiration ever ... MORE
Berrys	75cl		£19.35	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £23.40 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £17.40) £208.80	0 in basket

2008	Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Laurent Combier	France » Rhône » Crozes-Hermitage
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 12.5% alc. From vines close to those of Alain Graillot in Pont de l’Isère, Laurent farms at low yields, especially so in 2008. The resulting wine is concentrated with the traditional Crozes imprint of berry fruit and olive pleasingly wrapped in a silky ensemble. Drink 2010-2012.
Berrys	75cl		£20.30	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £24.60 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £18.25) £219.00	0 in basket

2008	St Joseph, Silice, Domaine Coursodon	France » Rhône » Saint-Joseph
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, 13.5% alc. Jérôme makes wines which are both sensuous and cerebral; wines that are not afraid to be flamboyant and to emphasize fruit, yet which do not lack for a distinctive peppery charm and a real sense of place. The 2008 is particularly successful in this respect and will make a lovely ... MORE
Berrys	75cl		£20.40	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £24.60 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £18.35) £220.20	0 in basket

2008	Gigondas, Les Pallières, Terasses du Diable, Vignobles Brunier	France » Rhône » Gigondas
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Ready, but will keep, 14.5% alc. When a great producer takes an underperforming estate by the scruff of the neck the results can be fascinating, and, in this instance certainly, hugely successful . The Brunier family made their name at Domaine Du Vieux Télégraphe,one of the greatest names in ... MORE
Berrys	75cl		£20.40	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £24.60 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £18.35) £220.20	0 in basket

2008	Gigondas, Tradition, Domaine Santa Duc	France » Rhône » Gigondas
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Ready, but will keep, 15% alc. All of the top fruit has gone into one cuvée this year; the result, unsurprisingly, is very concentrated and long with a red and black berry fruit core courtesy of the Grenache, tempered by Syrah elegance and Mourvèdre power. This is a Southern Belle to be sure, and one with ... MORE
Berrys	75cl		£20.85	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £25.20 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £18.75) £225.00	0 in basket

2008	St Joseph, Offerus, J.L. Chave Sélection	France » Rhône » Saint-Joseph
SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Ready, but will keep, 13% alc. Most Exciting Wine of The Vintage The winemaking talent of Jean Louis-Chave is without question. His own Domaine red and white Hermiatges rank amongst the world's greatest wines. They are highly sought after, but the quantity is ... MORE
Berrys	75cl		£21.45	Out of Stock
Free UK Delivery Case Saving £25.80 (10%)	12 x 75cl	(12 x £19.30) £231.60	0 in basket

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