Rhone Valley
Rhone Valley
Amphores 2023 Detour Blanc VDP
The 2023 Domaine des Amphores Detour Blanc is a beautiful blend of 60% Clairette from 50 year-old vines, with Marsanne and Roussanne grown on granit soils in Chavannay, just south of Condrieu. It's a delicious Northern Rhone wine and one...
$18.99
Finot, Thomas 2022 Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Claude
Thomas Finot, who is resurrecting forgotten vineyards and varieties in the Isère, is also making brilliant wines from his tiny family vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage. He has 1.8 hectare of old Syrah vines in Larnage on a hillside with granite and...
$34.99
Clos du Joncuas 2022 Gigondas
80% Grenache with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Syrah, on Triassic clay/limestone soils, always farmed organically. Whole cluster fermentation in vat with 12 months aging in large old barrels. This is a dense, old-school Gigondas from great farming showing a dark purple/black...
$34.99
Clos du Joncuas 2017 Gigondas
The Clos du Joncuas 2017 Gigondas is 80% Grenache with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Syrah, on Triassic clay/limestone soils, always farmed organically. Whole cluster fermentation in vat with 12 months aging in large old barrels. We love this beautifully old-fashioned, organic...
$47.99
Charvin 2023 Cotes-du-Rhone "Le Poutet”
The Laurent Charvin "Le Poutet" is made from average 50 year-old vines (some are 90 years-old!) of 80% Grenache with Mourvedre, Syrah and Carignan in vineyards that abut Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Maucoil in the northwest and Campovin and Boislauzon in the...
$28.99
Ferrand 2023 CDR "Cuvée Antique"
The Ferrand "Cuvee Antique Vieilles Vignes" has been one of our favorite Cotes du Rhones for many years, providing the complexity and depth of good Chateauneuf-du-Pape at a bargain price. 90% Grenache (late 1930s), 5% Syrah, 2% Cinsault, 2% Mourvèdre,...
$24.99
Creve Coeur 2024 CDR Rosé du Coucou
The youthful Pablo Hocht makes beautiful wines at his Biodynamic estate in Seguret (southern Rhone) - his "Rosé du Coucou" is a refreshing direct-press rosé made with old vines of 60% Grenache and 40% Cinsault. The 2024 shows a very...
$15.99
Creve Coeur 2023 CDR Villages Sablet
This blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mouvedre comes from old vines in “Le Planis,” planted just after the Second World War in Sablet. Creve Coeur’s Pablo Hocht created the Domaine in 2010, with a commitment to organic and Biodynamic...
$19.99
Foulards Rouges 2025 Octobre
The 2025 Octobre is showing beautifully this year, made up of 90% Syrah and 10% Grenache. It's still light and fresh but with an added spice and depth that gives it more of a Syrah character. Outstanding with a slight...
$28.99
Clos du Joncuas 2023 Vacqueyras Font du Papier
From 80% Grenache with Syrah and Mourvedre, grown on gravelly limestone terraces, always farmed organically, whole-cluster fermention and aged in concrete vats. Dany and Carole Chastan have made another superb Vacqueyras in 2023. The wine shows very deep aromas of...
$27.99
Clos du Joncuas 2016 Gigondas
(Tasted January 2023: Lovely nose, perfect balance, great finish, more structured than the 2015, hold a few more years) 80% Grenache with Mourvedre, Cinsault and Syrah, on Triassic clay/limestone soils, always farmed organically. Whole cluster fermentation in vat with 12...
$48.99
Barou 2023 Saint-Joseph Un Autre Monde
Domaine Barou has been organic since the 1970s and also produces cherries, apricots and peaches. The Saint-Joseph vines (all Syrah of course) are in Limony, on thin granite soils, and are 25 to 50 years old. Shallow plowing ("griffage") is...
$25.99
Amphores 2023 IGP Les Iris Viognier
We love Condrieu, but Viognier from other regions can often be cloying and uninteresting. This example from the Grenier family in Chavanay, however, is elegant and outstanding. It comes from Viognier vines just south of the Condrieu AOC, always tended...
$23.99
Clos du Joncuas 2024 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Blanc
Clos du Joncuas (Domaine la Garancière) Seguret Blanc: 50% Clairette (some vines are 110 years-old), 25% Roussanne, 25% Viognier, always organically farmed, wild yeast fermentation, aged in enamel vat. This unique Rhone white shows subtle aromas of dried pear, peach,...
$24.99
Texier, Martin 2024 Brezeme Blanc
This is 100% Roussanne from the Brézème hillside, direct-pressed and fermented in barrels where it remains on their lees until bottling. There is no racking or stirring during aging. Yields in 2024 were tiny but the resulting wine is gorgeous,...
$49.99
Texier, Martin 2024 Le Preyna
This is mostly old-vine Cinsault along with about 25% Grenache, both planted on granitic soils in Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban. The grapes see a short maceration and aging in concrete. It shows beautiful bright cherry fruit and a deep mineral component, juicy and...
$33.99
Amphores 2023 IGP des Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah Les Iris
The 2023 Domaine des Amphores Syrah "Les Iris" is from vines in Chavanay, just outside the Saint-Joseph zone, tended organically since planting, in the early 90's, and now certified Biodynamic as well. The wine shows bright aromas of blackberry and...
$18.99
Clos du Joncuas 2024 Gigondas Rosé
This is a beautiful Gigondas Rosé from our organic friends at Clos du Joncuas. Pretty bright pink/orange color, aromas of raspberry, tart cherry, blood orange, peach skin and rose, a bit fresher and brighter than the last two vintages. Full,...
$21.99
Creve Coeur 2024 Cotes du Rhone Rouge
This beautiful Cotes du Rhone from Pablo Hocht at Creve Coeur is made from 60 to 70 year-old vines of Grenache in Biodynamic farming, with an interesting mix of semi-carbonic and traditional fermentations with whole-cluster and de-stemmed grapes. The 2024...
$16.99
