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Terres d'Avignon

Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2023

You cannot really ever go wrong with a value CDR selected by Kermit Lynch. Well rounded fruit with subtle tannins and balanced acidity. Quaffable all day long. — 2 months ago

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Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Cuvée De Mon Aïeul Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

This Chateauneuf-du-pape is incredible! Cannot wait to pair it with my spaghetti bolognese. — 2 months ago

Jeremy Wilson
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Famille Perrin

Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1989

1989 vintage. Decent fill and cork. Not decanted. Powdery, not chunky, sed. Tasted after 3.5 hours open. Light-medium body. Nose and flavors kept up the intensity in complete harmony. Special. Well-stored examples should yield similar pleasure for another 5-6 years. 03.29.25. — 3 months ago

Alexandre, Jan and 16 others liked this

Château des Tours

Réserve Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2012

Finally, starting to fade a little, but still quite drinkable — 4 months ago

Pam Erenberg
with Pam

Domaine de la Janasse

Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2019

Deep garnet color - strikingly so from the Garnacha blends that I was tasting from Priorat. Dark cherry and plum with coarse black pepper on the nose and in the glass. Tasted blind - but so clearly a gem from the southern Rhône. — 5 months ago

Joel, Andrew and 3 others liked this

Domaine du Vieux Lazaret

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2018

Medium Ruby color with aromas of ripe black and red fruits and pepper spice. On the palate flavors of plums and ripe red berries with herb, licorice and pepper spice. Fine soft tannins with, medium+ finish ending with fruit, mushroom and earthy notes. — 7 months ago

Daniel, Ira and 3 others liked this

E. Guigal

Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2016

Smokey black cherry, strawberry, blackberry and forest floor. Starting to show tertiary character with leather and meat. Elegant tannins ands a lovely balance of fruit, acid and alcohol. Very good quality and delicious drinking now. — 10 months ago

Bob, Scott@Mister and 4 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Mon Coeur Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2012

JKT
9.0

Outstanding still after 13 years. Terrific Rhone profile with complexity and freshness still. — 2 months ago

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Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

Very lush and punchy. Dark plum and cherry with a hefty dose of alcohol. Rounded and bright. Black cherry and violets. Good — 2 months ago

Jay, Shay and 6 others liked this

Domaine des Tours

Réserve Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Red Rhone Blend 2019

Matt Austin
8.9

This ain’t Rayas. Would be great at $20, but the pedigree has this way overpriced these days. — 2 months ago

Shay and Ira liked this
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@Matt Austin “pricing by association “ has become a joke.

La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils)

La Vieille Ferme Rosé Blend

Shhhhh. Holy Saturday, Batman!!! Easter bunny drinks rosé! Perfect libation for plastic egg prep. Nice balance between sweetness and acidity in the mouth. The finish shows fresh fruit and great length. — 3 months ago

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2015

Absolutely singing at 10 yrs. Beautiful weight. Age coming thru with beeswax and acacia with plenty of acidity to back it up. — 4 months ago

Pooneet, Tom and 6 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2000

This was my rating 6 years ago. A perfect 10. Now, I’d say (and thanks Spinal Tap) an 11! Thanks Lenny for an awesome dinner:
The nose immediately established this CDP as royalty, and the palate followed accordingly. Silky smooth, big and round. Black fruit, Asian spice, black truffles. Pure as heck, layered with so much going on while your nostrils are sending your brain unseen before signals of red flowers, bacon frying and fairy dust. Should not have been better than the ‘01 but it was unanimous winner blind.
— 4 months ago

Ron, Jay and 24 others liked this
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And great note @LM Segal

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend 2021

It had a weird texture to it and nothing memorable. Another one that is overpriced. — 6 months ago

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M. Chapoutier

La Bernardine Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2011

75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre —a total stunner she is, drinkable now with a body to go the difference. The nose brings red fruits (plums, cherries, strawberries) and roses and rose petals. The palate is silky-smooth, fresh fruit giving way to tootsie roll and stewed fruit flavors, augmented by earth and sanguine balsamic grooves, a bit of herbal garrigue carrying the day. The finish carries on, persistent and solidly ethereal if we can make that a thing. — 8 months ago

Bob, Matt and 14 others liked this

Eric Pfifferling (Domaine de l'Anglore)

L'Anglore Tavel Rosé Blend 2016

100 on the delicious scale. Not my photo. — 7 years ago

Château de Trinquevedel

Tavel Grenache Rosé 2022

Deep pink color. Aromas cherry jolly rancher, red candied apple and flint. So good, crisp and cold on a nice day at Carmel-by-the-Sea. — 2 months ago

Tom, Ted and 8 others liked this

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2008

Cena rayas acker nyc manhatta 3ero wont — 2 months ago

Bob, Jay and 9 others liked this

Domaine de Marcoux

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2015

A lovely tarry note initially amongst the red fruits. On the medium weight palate sweet and savoury red fruits. Love CdP from a good year like this one. 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault and the remaining 5% split between Muscardin, Counoise and Vaccarese. Completely destemmed and fruit driven. Soft pliant tannins. — 2 months ago

Neil, Tom and 17 others liked this

Famille Perrin

Réserve Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend

Delicious! — 3 months ago

Tom, Ted and 10 others liked this
Dave

Dave

This is a great wine for the price! They've also got a CDR called Natura. Pick it up if you see it 😎
Dave

Dave

Sorry, it's just called "Nature"
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@Dave thanks for the advice I’ll look for it!

Le Vieux Donjon

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2022

I just got reminded of the joy young CdP brings. Raspberries, liqueur, garrigue, crushed stones. Seamless. Great integration. — 4 months ago

David, Joe and 6 others liked this

Château de Saint-Cosme

Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2015

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of dinner which lasted a couple do hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of powerful ripe red and dark fruit: black brambles, dark cherries, black pepper, boozy Christmas fruitcake, licorice, garrigue, leather and rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with sneaky medium+ tanning that build with air. The acid is there too although I wouldn’t call it the main character. It does, however, play a strong supporting roll. Definitely a wine of texture. It has been a handful of years since my last bottle of the 2015 and it’s evolving very nicely! Secondary flavors are starting to show and everything remains balanced. Extended air did get it to freshen up a bit so I’d say this still has a long life ahead. Drink now with a healthy decant and through 2035. — 5 months ago

Pooneet, Daniel and 19 others liked this

Château de la Gardine

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

Good. Chateau de la Gardine 20 @10890, Pieroth, 241115 — 8 months ago

Delas Frères

Saint-Esprit Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2018

Had this at Carretta on the Gulf with the Huyck’s. — 4 years ago

Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1998

Perfect time to pull from the cellar, still has great acidity, red fruit, and leather. Medium body with fantastic length. — 9 years ago