2017 Rhône
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Domaine Mouton,
Drink now,
The Chatillon cuvee always see more oak here, and in 2017 25% is new. The wine starts with quite a cool, steely mineral impression with a lovely ginger note, then moves on to plenty of peach and apricot. It is quite fat and rounded on the tongue, with a good amount of spice on the long finish. Drink now to 2024.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£250.00
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Chateau de Beaucastel,
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This has an absolutely delightful, revealing nose with fresh red and black berries, blackcurrants and fleshy cherries, with fragrant notes of rose and smoke. Cracked black pepper evokes memories of peppered salami with its umami and savoury depth. This bold Beaucastel is clearly built for the long haul, with a long, deep finish of white-pepper spice.
Alice Brandon – Private Account Manager, autumn 2018
Alice Brandon – Private Account Manager, autumn 2018
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 11cs
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Domaine Des Saumades,
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This is an assemblage of Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blanc and Bourboulien. Quince, honey and orange blossom aromatics are generously supported by toasted almonds and savoury spice. The wine has a waxy, glycerol palate with a breadth and density that is refreshed by a zesty core. Drink now to 2025.
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 13cs
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Domaine Des Saumades,
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This has a dark fruit profile of blackberry compôte and plums. Purple fruits open up rather dramatically in the glass, revealing wild strawberries and a redberry perfume. Energetic, fresh acidity combined with fine-grained tannins and a silky texture mean this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of the more easily accessible in youth, but its structure and layers of complexity foretell its ageability. Drink now to 2028.
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Domaine de Marcoux,
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This cuvée shows much promise. The blend includes just under 80% Grenache which is sourced from 13 plots across the appellation, but centred around the prized La Crau commune. This vintage is rich in bright red and black fruit, with plenty of signature sweet spice, building to a savoury olive and black pepper finish. The oak use is minimal which allows full focus on the top-quality fruit. This generous wine is both full of fruit and serious, with a long future ahead of it. Drink 2021-2040.
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 154cs
£180.00
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Domaine de Marcoux,
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Marcoux’s top cuvée is made from just two plots, where some of the vines are over 100 years old. There is 90% Grenache here, giving the wine a rich spicy nose, with oodles of black fruit and garrigue notes. On the palate, it shows great harmony and elegance. There is plenty of cool fruit to balance the plentiful but fine tannins which melt on the tongue. The finish is typically complex and lengthy. Drink 2022-2042.
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Domaine de Marcoux,
Ready, but will keep,
A charming nose of bright cherry and blackberry fruit benefits from a hint of thyme. The palate is juicy, with more fleshy cherry fruit and a hint of spice from the 50% barrel-maturation. The finish has good freshness and very fine tannins, in keeping with the vintage. Drink now to 2022
Oliver Barton, Buyer Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buyer Assistant
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 174cs
£63.00
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Domaine Du Tunnel,
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This wine is unapologetic in its bold and assertive exterior. It is insanely powerful – with a density of black berry and plum fruit, overt pepper and liquorice spice, combining with iodine and tapenade aromas. There is so much to say about its flavour profile that it currently takes centre stage, but its significant tannin structure and juicy acidity will ensure its longevity. Drink 2020-2035.
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
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Château La Nerthe,
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Coming from 80-year-old vines, in three of the oldest plots owned by the domaine, this cuvee consists of Grenache (50%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvèdre (20%). Cherry liqueur, redcurrants and juicy red plum notes are supported by savoury, meaty notes, giving the wine a dense core, as well as breadth on the palate. The chalky tannins give a layer of complexity as well as balance and the finish continues for some time. Drink 2021-2035.
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Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 190cs
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Château La Nerthe,
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Syrah takes the leading role this year, accounting for 36% of the assemblage, with a third each of Grenache and Mourvèdre, and Cinsault completing the blend. Ralph’s strong connection to Syrah from his Jaboulet tenure has meant that this is one of the stronger wines of the vintage with real complexity and energy. A graphite core is combined with purple fruit and liquorice spice, while the generosity of the vintage comes through with a juicy breadth on the midpalate. Drink 2020-2032.
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 111cs
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Domaine Rene Rostaing,
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This famous vineyard is currently shared by five vignerons. Rostaing uses only whole-bunch on the fruit from their plot. Inky black in appearance, the nose reveals youthful bramble fruit with heady violets creeping through. The palate is textured and muscular, the dark blackberry fruit combined with a hint of pepper and iron. The finish is very long and the tannins fine, adding to the wine’s finesse. Drink 2022-2042.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Domaine Emmanuel Darnaud,
Ready, but will keep,
This south-eastern-facing vineyard on granite soils was passed down to Emmanuel by his father-in-law, Bernard Faurie. The nose shows lots of berry fruit, with a touch of blueberry and a classic black pepper twist. The generous fruit continues on the palate where it is kept in check by good acidity. The tannins are very fine. The wine is rounded off by a lovely mineral note. Drink now to 2024.
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Domaine la Cabotte,
Ready, but will keep,
The nose of this wine is very pure, with cool dark berry fruit aromas with plenty of garrigue. The palate reveals more concentrated blackberry flavours complemented by fresh rosemary and thyme. The abundant tannins are well-managed, fine and ripe, framed by Cabotte’s signature elegant acidity which makes its wines both refined and digeste. This is one for the dinner table. Drink now to 2023.
Oliver Barton, Buyer Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buyer Assistant
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 43cs
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Domaine Rene Rostaing,
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From lighter, poorer soils, this cuvee has a very elegant nose with an extremely expressive floral note. The palate reveals more of the latter, but with both red and black fruit, and some lovely liquorice sweet spice. The very fine tannins help to create a silky mouth-feel. The finish is fresh, true to the vintage and Rostaing’s savoir-faire in both the vineyard and winery. Drink 2022-2042.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Domaine Coursodon,
Ready, but will improve,
The Silice displays a very pretty Syrah profile with bright red-berry fruits and red liquorice spice. Floral and linear in profile, the absence of any new oak makes the primary fruit the focus. The tannins are carefully managed with a juiciness and subtlety to them that mirrors the texture of the palate. Drink now to 2023.
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Domaine Vincent Paris,
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Here the fruit is from a single plot, where the vines average over 100 years in age, and it sees 100% whole-bunch fermentation. Low yields provide a wonderful concentration of fruit set against a structured tannic background, and yet more elegance from the vibrant acidity. Along with generous fruit, the finish has delightful notes of fresh herbs and violets. Drink 2020-2030.
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La Bastide St. Vincent,
Ready, but will keep,
Laurent has increased his vineyard holdings in Vacqueyras by 1.5 hectares. The eight-hectare total, spread over several parcels, makes up this blend of Grenache (65%), Mourvèdre (20%) and Syrah (15%). Dark plum and red cherry notes take on a supporting role in relation to a dominant herbal character, with hints of lavender. The rich and concentrated core is balanced by juicy acidity and firm, powdery tannins. Drink now to 2023.
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Domaine Coursodon,
Ready, but will improve,
This is a “sélection parcellaire” coming from vines that are over 60 years old, in the northern part of St Joseph. Thanks to time in 25% new French oak, this wine displays an attractive sweet spice and cedar aroma. Rich and generous in body, its subtle smoky and meaty notes support the luxurious red and black fruit. Concentrated and complex. Drink 2020-2028.
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Domaine la Cabotte,
Ready, but will keep,
This unique cuvee is made entirely from Clairette, spending 10 months in old oak barrels – not to impart oak flavours, but rather to allow micro-oxygenation which stabilises the wine and allows it to develop additional complexity. The resulting wine has a very mineral nose, with herbs and a hint of camomile. The palate starts gently with more mineral notes, but builds to very pure stone and citrus fruit notes, all in balance with the crisp acidity. Drink now to 2022.
Oliver Barton, Buyer Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buyer Assistant
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 15cs
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La Bastide St. Vincent,
Ready, but will improve,
This is a wonderful example of what good-value Gigondas can offer. The intensity of aromatics with liquorice, kirsch, rosemary and thyme is inviting and persists on the finish. While the fruit concentration is powerful, there is a touch of sweetness and spice on the mid-palate, the tannins powdery and firm, providing balance and focus. Drink now to 2024.
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
£126.00
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 152cs
£75.00
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Magnum 6 x 150cl 3cs
£159.00
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Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint Martin,
Ready, but will improve,
The Réserve des Seigneurs has significantly less Grenache this year (40%), with a higher proportion of Mourvèdre (40%) and Syrah (20%) compared to the 2016. This has not been detrimental to this delicious cuvee, however, with opulent layers of pepper, violet and black fruit combined with liquorice spice. A luxurious, silky texture is complemented by fine-grained, powdery tannins and brisk acidity. Drink now to 2025.
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
Fiona Hayes, Rhône Buyer
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 18cs
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Domaine Emmanuel Darnaud,
Ready, but will keep,
This is very much in keeping with Emmanuel’s dynamic style of winemaking. As the name indicates, the fruit from three different plots are aged differently, in barriques and demi-muids. The result produces a dark and smoky nose. On the palate, bramble fruit is intertwined with very silky, polished tannins and a rich but well-balanced finish. Drink now to 2024.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Bottle 12 x 75cl 73cs
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Domaine Rene Rostaing,
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This is Rostaing’s signature blend from various parcels across the appellation, using 95% wholebunch to great success. The wine itself has a dark inky colour which is an indication of the concentration and richness to come. The palate shows incredibly pure, dark fruit with a textbook note of violets. Despite its pedigree this is very approachable, but will reward a few years’ patience. Drink 2021-2031.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 137cs
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Domaine Stephane Ogier,
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This is a blend of a handful of villages within the St Joseph appellation. The whole-bunch fermentation is evident in the wine’s floral perfume, with a crunchy and firm tannin profile. Meaty, spicy and savoury notes are juxtaposed with dense fruit – cherries, cranberries and brambles. There’s plenty of crisp acidity and a mineral core. Drink now to 2025.
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 22cs
£99.00
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Maison Chapoutier,
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This is a blend of three parcels from the mid-slopes of Cornas. The team has sourced the best fruit from this vintage and the plots complement each other well, giving a wine full of dark broody fruit, wood smoke and spice. The tannins here are very fine and inky black but may need some time. Drink 2020-2029.
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Maison Chapoutier,
Ready, but will improve,
One of Chapoutier’s most famous cuvees, this red is a blend of three parcels across the steep slopes of Hermitage. Mostly these are granite soils, so the fruit from Le Méal – with its alluvial deposits – brings a lightness of touch. The nose is deep and dark, with the wine’s characteristic floral lift. The palate is laden with dark berry fruit and smoky mineral undertones. Drink 2021-2035.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
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Maison Chapoutier,
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This cuvee is mainly matured in concrete vats, with only 30% of the wine seeing oak. This brings a real focus on the purity of fruit. The nose is dark and dense with lots of blackberry fruit. A good mineral streak runs through the palate which is well-structured with firm tannins. Drink 2020-2025.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 42cs
£105.00
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Franck’s Côtes du Rhone has a high percentage of Syrah, bringing freshness and elegance. The nose shows mulberry with hints of violets and liquorice. On the palate, the wine is generous and juicy with fine tannins. The finish offers a lovely freshness, calling you back for another sip. Drink now to 2021.