Rhone Valley
Rhone Valley
Clos Des Boutes 2021 Costieres de Nimes Sabbra Cadabra
Sabbra Cadabra is a blend of Grenache and Carignan, that is fresh, bright and very charming in the 2021 vintage. Sylvain Boutee has been producing lovely wines from small parcels he tends by hand, and they are always great values....
$21.99
Clos des Grillons 2022 'Esprit Libre'
When describing the wines of Nicolas Renaud everyone references Eric Pfifferling of Domaine L'Anglore as Eric's wines were the inspiration for the Clos des Grillons, along with Gramenon and others, when Nicolas quit teaching history in 2005 and began his...
$34.99
Alexandre Hote 2023 Tavel
A rather unassuming bottle, with it's simple label, there is nothing unassuming about this stellar wine from Alexandre Hote! Memories of that first taste of L'Anglore Tavel were tapped when I tried the 2023 from Hote, from a vintage that...
$32.99
Cristia 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine de Cristia was established in 1942 with only 2 hectares of vines. Since 1999 the estate has expanded to 20 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and is being run by the third generation - Baptiste and Dominique Grangeon. The two have...
$53.99
Barou 2023 Vin de Pays Collines Rhodaniennes Marsanne "Rendez-Vous"
The Barou family family makes delicious wines, and grows cherries and apricots on their mixed-use organic estate in Charnas, in the northern section of the AOC Saint-Joseph. Their 2023 Vin de Pays Marsanne "Rendez-Vous" is a simply superb everyday wine!...
$14.99
Dumien Serrette 2021 Cornas "Patou" Vieilles Vignes
Dumien-Serrette is a happily old-fashioned estate in Cornas with 1.5 hectares in the Patou vineyard, which has primarily granitic soils; the remainder, .3 hectares, is located in Les Savaux. The vines in Patou date back to the 1920’s, with some...
$45.99
Lienhardt, Antoine 2023 Grand Crew Rouge VdF
An homage to the Lienhardt harvest team, this is a delicious light red, made from organic grapes grown in the Gard (Rhone Valley). Maceration is partial carbonic for about a week, with a gentle press afterwards. Aging is for 8...
$36.99
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La Florane 2021 Cotes-du-Rhone Villages St Maurice Echevin Guillaume de Rouville Blanc
The "Guillaume de Rouville" from La Florane is made with Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette and Bourboulenc grown in Biodynamic farming in the village of Saint-Maurie at 1200 ft in altitude. This is a Rhone white of great elegance that...
$18.99
Amphores 2023 Condrieu "La Côte"
The Domaine des Amphores Condrieu is 100% massale-selection Viognier from 0.5 hectares on poor granite-based soils at 250 metres on "La Côte" at Chavanay. The 2023 La Côte has a pale yellow gold robe. The nose offers a subtle and...
$41.99
Barou 2023 Saint-Joseph Blanc "Le Sud"
The lovely 2023 Barou Saint-Joseph Blanc is 50 % Marsanne, 50% Roussanne grown on decomposed granite soils at the top of the slope in Charnas (Saint-Joseph), overlooking the Rhone. There is a "macération pelliculaire" of 10 to 12 hours followed...
$23.99
Clos du Joncuas 2019 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. "Fresh and exuberant are adjectives that spring immediately to mind when assessing 2019...
$34.99
Clos du Joncuas 2023 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Blanc
Clos du Joncuas (Domaine la Garancière) Seguret Blanc (50% Clairette, 25% Roussanne, 25% Viognier, always organically farmed, wild yeast fermentation, aged in enamel vat) Floral dried pear, apricot, hay, thyme aromas. Ripe pear, stone, caramel, lemon on the palate. A...
$19.99
Charvin 2022 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...
$25.99
Viret, Philippe 2021 VDF Energie
From the Rosenthal Wine Merchants website: "Built primarily from young-vines Syrah with a splash of Mourvèdre and tiny sprinklings of old Rhône varieties like Picpoul Noir, Vaccarèse, Muscardin, and Counoise, “Energie” is vinified and aged in a combination of cement...
$19.99
Viret, Philippe 2016 Cuvée Renaissance 1.5L Magnum
This is a full bodied, black-fruited blend from an estate that follows the principles of Cosmoculture, which can be likened to Biodynamics in its respect of lunar patterns and also energy fields and telluric currents. Though it might sound a...
$51.99
Viret, Philippe 2020 Coudee D'Or Blanc
A lovely example of Rhone Valley white wine, with subtle acidity, a touch of florals on the nose, stoniness on the mid-palate, medium-weight and a clean finish. From the Rosenthal Wine Merchants website: "“La Coudée d’Or” combines a panoply of...
$38.99
Amphores 2023 Vin de France Mornen Noir
And now for something completely different... While tasting at Domaine des Amphores with Philippe and Véronique Grenier a few years ago, we noticed a small barrel with "Mornen Noir" scrawled on the front in chalk. A grape apparently native to...
$19.99
Rousset, Stephane 2022 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
100% Syrah from 40 - 50 year-old vines on hillside vineyards in Erôme, Gervans and Crozes, on mostly granite hillsides and clay/limestone soils as well. A true wine of the granite terroirs, the 2022 Rousset is a bit closed when...
$22.99
Rousset 2023 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
From 85% Marsanne and 15% Roussanne grown on hillsides of powdered granite with clay and gravel - great terroir producing this delightful wine from the Rousset family. The Rousset Crozes Blanc is lovely again in 2023 - the 6th vintage...
$21.99
Terre des Chardons 2023 Costiètres de Nimes "Bien Luné"
The 2023 "Bien Luné is made with 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Cinsault grown on this small Biodynamic estate, on soils of rolled stones with silex, left by the Rhone river. "the nose gives blackberry with sweet appeal, a...
$16.99
Terre des Chardons 2022 Costieres de Nimes "Marginal"
The 2022 Terre des Chardons "Marginal" is 85% Syrah, 15% Grenache, grown on "galet roulés" soils of rolled stones from the Rhone river. Biodynamic farming since 2002. It's a deep ruby with shades of purple in the glass, and a...
$18.99
