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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2008 Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo96AGThe 2008 Sorì San Lorenzo is an especially dark, imposing wine. Here the flavors are inward and brooding, with massive intensity and a sense of structure that was not appare..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $445.00 -
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 $169.00 -
2009 Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupoin98RPOne of my favorites was already the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Chaupin (which is always aged in foudres and 600-liter demi-muids, two-thirds in the former and one-third in the latter..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $99.95 -
2009 Rayas CDP98RPThe 2009 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape is an awesome example of elegance combined with extraordinary power. The alcohol levels must be between 15.5% and 16%, but the elegance and subli..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,995.00 -
2010 Beaucastel CDP Hommage a Jacques Perrin100DECBeginning to enter its second phase of life - there's development here, but it's still a bit dumb and inexpressive - don't open it yet. Taking on some woodland notes, wet bark and ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $499.00 -
2010 Clos Des Papes CDP99+RP(Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape) Utterly classic Clos de Papes in every way, the 2010 Châteauneuf du Pape is still youthful and in its early adolescent phase, offering a beaut..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $219.00 -
2010 Domaine Grand Veneur CDP Vieilles Vignes100RPA monumental effort meriting a perfect score, the super-rich 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a 4,000-bottle blend of 50% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah from 55- ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $569.00 -
2010 La Ferme du Mont Chateauneuf du Pape Cotes Capelan98RPThe prodigious 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cotes Capelan boasts abundant notes of acacia flowers interwoven with blackberries, black raspberries, licorice, incense and a touch of grap..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $89.99 -
2010 Rayas CDP96+VMVivid ruby. An explosively perfumed bouquet displays red and dark berry preserves, potpourri, licorice and smoky minerals. Broad and fleshy, offering deeply concentrated black rasp..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,899.00 -
2012 Chapoutier Chateauneuf du Pape Croix de Bois95WSThis is dreamy, with stunning raspberry pâte de fruit and boysenberry confiture notes that glide effortlessly, while very silky tannins ride underneath. Shiso leaf, pastis, l..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $105.00 -
2015 Domaine Grand Veneur CDP Vieilles Vignes97JDThe 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes carries a deep ruby/purple-tinged color as well as a classic bouquet of black raspberries, ground pepper, garrigue and hints of g..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $84.99 -
2015 Mas de Boislauzon Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee du Quet99JDLike the base cuvée, yet even richer, more powerful, and decadent, the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Quet is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre that was raise..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $119.00 -
2015 Pierre Usseglio CDP Mon Aeiul97JDThe 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de Mon Aïeul is another gorgeous wine from this family estate. As always it comes from three Grenache parcels: la Serres, La Cr..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $165.00 -
2015 Roberto Voerzio Barolo La Serra100JSThis is an exotic and opulent La Serra with ripe-fruit, orange-peel and terracotta aromas, as well as dust. Full body, polished yet chewy tannins and an extremely rich and long fin..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $315.00 -
2016 Chateau Sixtine Chateauneuf du Pape97JDThe 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Château Sixtine is the finest vintage of this cuvée ever made, surpassing the 2003, 2007, and 2010. Deep purple/ruby-colored, with a full-bodied, de..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $64.95 -
2016 Domaine Grand Veneur CDP Vieilles Vignes100JDThe 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes is up with the crème de la crème of the vintage and in the same league as the perfect 2010. Awesome notes of blackb..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $145.00 -
2016 Olivier & Lafont Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Fleur Blanche93VMPale yellow-gold. Powerful Meyer lemon and peach nectar aromas show excellent clarity and complementary hints of fennel and white flowers. Minerally and seamless on the palate, off..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $34.95 -
2016 Pegau CDP Cuvee de Capo100JDI was also able to taste the 2016 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Da Capo, which comes mostly from older vines in the La Crau lieu-dit and spends an additional year in a lar..." Learn MoreAs low as $419.00 -
2017 Clos Saint Jean Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe Des Fous97JDThe 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Combe Des Fous checks in as a normal blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and the rest Vaccarèse and Cinsault, raised in tank and demi-mui..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $115.00 -
2017 Pierre Usseglio CDP Mon Aeiul97JDAs always, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée De Mon Aïeul is all Grenache (from La Serres, La Crau, and La Guigasse) that was not destemmed and was brought up al..." Learn MoreAs low as $84.99 -
2018 Chateau de Vaudieu Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Les Vieilles Roussanne97JDShowing consistently to last year, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Vieilles Roussannes is a rich, powerful white that does everything right. Coming from a single parcel of very o..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $84.99 -
2018 Clos Saint Jean CDP Deus Ex Machina97RPAnother terrific effort from this estate, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina shares a sense of elegance with its vintage stablemate, the La Combe des Fous. Kirsch, stone ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $119.00 -
2018 Clos Saint Jean CDP la Combe des Fous98JDThe star of the show in 2018 is the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Combe Des Fous and it has an incredible mix of complexity, power, and elegance that’s something to behol..." Learn MoreAs low as $119.00 -
2018 Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige Blanc96JDTasted out of bottle, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige Blanc offers a more Burgundian, chiseled, mineral-laced style to go with beautiful notes of caramelized peach, whi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $89.99 -
2018 Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes97RPThe magnificent 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes continues the string of successes under this label. While a bit less expressive on the nose than the other cuvées, i..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $95.00