The phenominal wines from Southern Rhone of France!
Warning........as these wines are seriously addicting and have been known to create extreme euphoria!
1998 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve The 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is awesome. A black/purple color is followed by kirsch and blackberry-dominated aromatics with...
2003 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 98 pts Ethereal stuff that has everything, the 2003 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du...
2003 Jean Paul and Jean Luc Jamet Cote Rotie Another bastillion of traditional winemaking, Jean-Paul Jamet fashions two Cote Roties from his roughly 17 acres of vines, located mostly on...
1999 Michel Ogier Cote Rotie Syrah - 95 pts The finest Cote Roties Ogier has made (and he agrees) are the 1999s. The fabulous, opaque purple-colored 1999 Cote Rotie, which...
1998 Michel Ogier Cote Rotie Syrah Ogier's regular cuvee of Cote Rotie sees about 25-30% new oak. It spends 18 months in barrel, and over 70% of the grapes emerge...
2000 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie Cote Blonde To no one’s surprise, the most sexy, voluptuous of the 2000 cuvees is the 2000 Cote Rotie Cote Blonde. It boasts honeysuckle-infused black...
1998 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie Cote Blonde - 98 pts! It is no secret that Rostaing's finest cuvee is the 500+ cases of Cote Rotie Cote Blonde. The 1998 (all...
1997 Chapoutier Ermitage le Pavillon - 96-98 pts The family's history in the Rhône dates back to 1808, but it wasn't until 1879 that Polydor Chapoutier transitioned the family from...
1998 Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf du Pape - 96 pts I underrated this 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape by several points. This immense, concentrated, majestic, old style offering boasts a dense ruby/purple...