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Last Call by Sokolin is a very special offering of the world’s finest wines at a fraction of the market price that are hand-selected by our team of expert wine professionals. New postings of Last Call wines will be regularly featured. More
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Get to know the expert team of Sokolin wine specialists through our series of blogs that will keep you updated and informed on what’s happening in the wine world. Visit regularly to read about what our experts are drinking now as they swirl, sniff and sip at industry events, private tastings and even as they dine with family and friends. Read More Now
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Rhone Blend Wines
The Rhône valley has historically been an underappreciated region when it comes to viticultural accomplishments. It has long remained in the shadows of Bordeaux, Champagne and other regions that normally represent the pinnacle of French winemaking prowess, yet it consistently gives birth to some of the most awe-inspiring, compelling and mouth-watering wines in the world. Blends like Hermitage or Côte-Rôtie are nothing short of heavenly, and they’re often underrated, not appearing in as many conversations as they truly deserve.
In terms of grape varietals, the Rhône offers a fair amount of variety. Syrah and Grenache dominate the red wine blends of the region, whereas white wine aficionados can enjoy a tasteful, complex combination of Marsanne, Viognier, and Roussanne. Every one of these wines simply oozes with character and complexity, requiring multiple tastings to properly deconstruct for all except the best-trained connoisseurs.
You have quite a few excellent choices, regardless of your personal preference. A 2003 or 2001 vintage of “Hommage à Jacque Perrin” from Chateau de Beaucastel or a bottle of Réserve des Célestins from 2000, made by the artisan Henri Bonneau, can send you soaring to the cosmos as your senses are stimulated to their conceivable limit. The deep, often inky appearance of these wines reveals their raw power and boldness, making them a common favorite among those who explore this region’s produce. Examining each wine from the Rhône valley in detail would take us longer than the average fermentation period for one of these masterpieces, but allow us to introduce you to some of the finest representatives.
"The inky colored 2015 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Anonyme is a serious winner in the vintage. A blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and the rest Counoise, Vaccarese and Muscardin, it offers a huge nose of blackberry jam, garrigue, crushed v..." Read More
"The inky colored 2015 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Anonyme is a serious winner in the vintage. A blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and the rest Counoise, Vaccarese and Muscardin, it offers a huge nose of blackberry jam, garrigue, crushed v..." Read More
"The most traditional in style, with tons of peppery herbs, beef blood, iodine and violet aromas and flavors, as well as awesome amounts of black and blue fruit, the 2015 Cornas La Geynale comes from the oldest vines and steepest parcels of ..." Read More
"Deep ruby. Aromas of ripe red berries, cherry skin, lavender and smoky minerals, with a sexy spicecake nuance building in the glass. Juicy and seamless on the palate, with sweet raspberry and floral pastille flavors showing very good depth ..." Read More
"The 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes (400 cases produced) will be the last vintage of this cuvee. A fabulous wine fashioned from 50-100-year old vines (80% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Mourvedre), its dense purple color is accomp..." Read More
"The 2000 La Vieille Julienne Reserve was a monster...The wine has a dense purple color, an extraordinarily deep, rich nose of kirsch liqueur and even hints of blueberry and sandalwood...
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"The awesome 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve is at the top of the heap in the vintage, and is world-class stuff. Sharing lots of similarities to the Les Trois Sources (they come from similar terroirs), it has another level of concentration..." Read More
"A candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve exhibits an opaque purple color, peppery, spicy, earthy notes, full-bodied intensity, and outstanding concentration, purity, and length. It is another sensational..." Read More
"...straight-up sensational and isn’t far off the more expensive Reserve cuvée in style and quality. Huge notes of blackcurrants, black raspberries, crushed violets, licorice, and incredible minerality, as well as a smoking floral quality..." Read More
"Coming from a higher elevation, cooler terroir and limestone soils, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hauts Lieux is a total rock star in the vintage and checks in as a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre and the balance Counoise and Cinsau..." Read More
"The black/purple-colored 1999 Cornas Coteaux exhibits powerful, smoky, earthy, concentrated flavors of black fruits, Grave-like scorched earth, and melted asphalt. Full-bodied, powerful, and muscular...
Robert Parker..." Read More
"...Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by a gorgeous bouquet of black cherry, blackberries, pepper, gravely minerality and spice. This gives way to a medium to full-bodied, layered red from the Ventoux that has loads of charm and charact..." Read More
"...it offers up aromas of pure kirsch liqueur, licorice, loamy soil, pepper, and spice. The incredibly intense and intoxicating bouquet is followed by a wine revealing plenty of structure and spice, fabulous concentration, and a full-bodied..." Read More
"ure Grenache brought up in a mix of foudre, old barrels, and stainless steel, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cornelia Constanza is up there with the finest versions of this cuvée to date. Huge notes of cassis, kirsch liqueur, crushed flower..." Read More
"One of my favorite wines in the cellar, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Pied de Baud is full-bodied yet positively light, airy and elegant. Dried spices and licorice notes provide complexity to the cherry and plum fruit, wrapped together in..." Read More
"My top pick from the outstanding lineup of Santa Duc's 2015 Châteauneufs was the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Ouest, of which only 200 cases were produced. This pure Grenache offers sumptuous aromas of violets and roses to go along wit..." Read More
"...looks to be another stellar bottling. It combines all of the raspberry and spice notes of the 2015 with more intensity and richer, creamier tannins.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate..." Read More
"...offers more refinement and elegance as well as notes of black raspberries, creme de cassis, violets and licorice. It's full-bodied, impeccably balanced, seamless and silky on the palate, with terrific tannin quality and integrated acidit..." Read More
"The 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Auguste Favier offers more kirsch and blackberry fruits as well as ample charcoal, earth, licorice, and spice nuances. It's full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, layered, and pure, with sweet tannin. It..." Read More
"The dense purple 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier (85% Grenache and 15% Cinsault and Syrah) looks like blood of the grape. Exhibiting notes of roasted meats, spice box, licorice, bouquet garni, blackberry and cassis fruit, it..." Read More
"The celestial 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Collection Charles Giraud could come very close to equaling the genius of the 2007. This is again a blend of nearly 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvedre, but Isabel said it did include a touch of Syrah, alth..." Read More
"The 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Secret des Sabon is extremely powerful and full-bodied with that note of truffle oil, burning embers, and roasted meats along with melted licorice, creme de cassis, blackberry and cherry. Dense, full-bodied, ..." Read More
"...it is a terrific effort. A deep plum/purple color is accompanied by subtle notes of pepper, spice, truffles, earth, smoked meats, prunes, and a wealth of black currant and cherry fruit. Although full-bodied, rich, and concentrated, with ..." Read More
