Southern Rhone Wines
Southern Rhone Wines
The Southern Rhône is a picturesque landscape almost taken from tales of fantasy. There are wildly diverse types of terroir in this part of the Rhône Valley, and this makes the region exciting and compelling to explore as you sample bottle by bottle of their amazing wine. The potential for thrilling and diverse flavor mixtures is huge, as every bottle fights for your attention, bringing an identity uniquely its own.Sampling a Southern Rhône wine is like taking a plunge into a whirlpool of juicy flavor. Every sip explodes forward like a crashing tsunami, bathing your tastebuds in delicious aromas of prune, chocolate, grass, and black fruit. The wines are so compelling that it can be hard to drink them casually at a social event without getting lost in their intricate textures and emotional depths. Expect to lose your train of thought as the wine steals your attention and your heart with the greatest of ease.
No explorer leaves their home without some sort of map detailing the area they wish to traverse. As a well-established wine retailer, we’ve made it our goal to chart the course for you by isolating the finest wines the Southern Rhône has to offer. Let’s set sail together, and drink deep from these luxurious bottles with our friends and loved ones. These wines will be an instant hit at any party or date where they’re uncorked and will be a gleaming gem in your collection, one you can admire for years to come.
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1998 Henri Bonneau Chateauneuf du Pape Speciale98WSThis offers an aroma of chocolate-covered prunes stewing on the stove, along with notes of brick dust, black currant preserve, fresh espresso and powdered rust. Powerfully tannic a..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,195.00 -
2001 Pierre Usseglio CDP Deux Freres99RPThe 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Deux Freres elicits “wows”. Aged 60% in neutral wood foudres and 40% in one, two, and three-year old Burgundy barrels, this 200..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $269.00 -
2005 Mordoree CDP la Plume du Peintre100JDDense and impenetrable at first, the monumental 2005 Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape Plume du Peintre, 100% Grenache all from la Crau, sports a vivid black,..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $619.00 -
2005 Barroche Chateauneuf du Pape Pure100RPA wine I've had many times, Julien's 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure is a heavenly Chateauneuf du Pape that's a tribute to the heights Grenache can hit when grown in a great terroir ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $349.00 -
2005 Roger Sabon CDP le Secret de Sabon98RPThe best showing yet from this cuvee (I rated in 96+ earlier this year), the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Le Secret de Sabon is a brilliant success and easily in the top handful ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $429.00 -
2005 Vieux Telegraphe CDP La Crau95+RPThe 2005 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape, this estate’s strongest vintage since 1998, has put on serious weight since last year. Dense ruby/purple-colored with an exquis..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $209.00 -
2005 Rayas CDP97RPI could not resist retasting the 2005 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape. Until the 2007 is in bottle, the 2005 is clearly the greatest wine made at this estate since the 1995. Made from 10..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,529.00 -
2005 Marcoux Chateauneuf Du Pape VV98JDCertainly one of the top wines of the vintage, the 2005 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, always from the La Crau, Gallimards, and Esquirons vineyards a..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $189.00 -
2005 Marcoux Chateauneuf Du Pape93JDI drank this bottle of 2005 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape over two days and while young, it’s actually fairly open and did not close down. Bright and pure rasp..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $59.99 -
2005 Pierre Usseglio CDP Deux Freres98JDThe 2005 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve des Deux Freres is a rock star wine that's built for the long haul with massive amounts of rich dark f..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $169.00 -
2006 Pierre Usseglio CDP Deux Freres98RPThe 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Deux Freres, which comes from Les Serres, La Crau, and Esquirons (which is high on the plateau just behind the ruined chateau of the villag..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $179.00 -
2006 Pierre Usseglio CDP Mon Aeiul97JDOne of the top wines of the vintage, the 2006 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul is a quintessential Châteauneuf, boa..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $84.99 -
2007 Cristia Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Renaissance96RPDeeper, inkier and more concentrated than the classic cuvee, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Renaissance checks in as 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah, with the Grenach..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $115.00 -
2007 Roger Sabon CDP le Secret de Sabon99RPOne of the sexiest, most decadent and unctuous wines in the vintage, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon (95% Grenache and the rest a mix of permitted varieties) boasts..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $929.00 -
2007 Vieux Telegraphe CDP La Crau96+RPThe 2007 Vieux Telegraphe may be the greatest wine made at this property since the 2005 and 1998. Dense ruby/purple-tinged with an exquisite nose of salty sea breezes, licorice, gr..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $209.00 -
2007 Clos Des Papes CDP99+RPPaul Avril was a bigger-than-life vigneron, a visionary, and a great teacher, but Vincent has been in charge for a number of years, and he has rewarded his father with what I belie..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $259.00 -
2007 Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape96+JDA straight up, phenomenal wine, this bottle of 2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape was double decanted (poured into a decanter and then back into the bottle)..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $775.00 -
2009 Clos Saint Jean CDP Deus Ex Machina99RPAlso spectacular, but more evolved, the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus-Ex Machina reveals classic Provencal scents of roasted herbs, lavender, charcuterie, blackberries, licorice, k..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $195.00 -
2010 Pierre Usseglio CDP Deux Freres98JDThe limited production 2010 Réserve des Deux Frères is a thing of beauty! Possessing more Syrah than normal (30%) and aged in a combination of tank (20%), 1-year-old ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $149.00 -
2010 Clos Saint Jean CDP Deus Ex Machina100JDAs good, but in a more powerful, rich style, the 2010 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina is a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvedre. While the Mourvedre is..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $399.00 -
2010 Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes100RPThe 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which achieved 16% natural alcohol, possesses an inky/purple color. It is slightly tighter and more restrained than the 2010 Chaupin, ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $315.00 -
2010 Clos Du Mont Olivet La Cuvee Du Papet CDP99RPPossibly the finest example of the Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee du Papet since Mont Olivet’s unreal 1990, the 2010 is a blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah, all a..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $149.00 -
2010 Clos Des Papes CDP99+RPMind blowing stuff, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape is most likely the greatest wine ever from this estate. Still inky colored, it has a powerful, slightly backward feel in its crushe..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $209.00 -
2015 Chapoutier Chateauneuf du Pape Croix de Bois97RPAt the top end of Chapoutier's Southern Rhône hierarchy are the two sélections parcellaires from Châteauneuf du Pape. I had a slight preference for the 2015 Chat..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $79.99 -
2015 Clos Saint Jean CDP Deus Ex Machina98JDOne of the gems of the vintage is the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina which is as always, a 60/40 split of Grenache and Mourvèdre. It offers sensational notes..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $119.00