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Northern Rhône

The Northern Rhône Valley wine region hugs the Rhône River from Vienne in the north to Valence at its southern tip. The French call the region Côtes du Rhône Septentrionales, and it is divided into eight appellations. Along with its neighbor to the south, the Southern Rhone Valley, it is famous for its big, tannic, intensely concentrated wines. Syrah is the only red grape permitted in AOC wines from this sub-region, though the Syrah can be blended with the white wine grapes Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, depending on the regulations for each AOC. White wines are made from Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. Of the eight appellations in the north, the most admired wines tend to come from Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Hermitage, though there are certainly exceptional wines to be found in St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, St.-Peray, Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas. Along with Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, Rhône wines are among France’s best known and most collected wines. Red wines from these appellations are notable for their signature aromas of bacon and green olives, and for their depth. Robert M. Parker, a great champion of Rhone wines, has written that “the northern Rhône produces three of the greatest wines in the world – the white wines of Condrieu and the red wines of Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage.”

1997 Domaine Thierry Allemand Cornas Le Reynard

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

2005 Domaine Thierry Allemand Cornas Le Reynard

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  96   

2011 Domaine Thierry Allemand Cornas Le Reynard

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

JS  96   
VN  93+    

2005 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

WS  92   
VN  92-95   

2006 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

VN  91-94   

2007 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

4.5 cm ullage

VN  92   

2014 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork

VN  94   

2016 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

VN  95   

2016 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork

VN  95   

2016 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

VN  95   

2017 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

VN  96   
JD  96   

2017 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork

VN  96   
JD  96   

2017 B. Levet Cote Rotie La Chavaroche

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

VN  96   
JD  96   

2017 Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage Guiraude

1.5ltr

VN  94   

2013 Marie et Pierre Benetiere Cote Rotie Cordeloux

1.5ltr

VN  92   

2009 Jean-Michel Stephan Cote-Rotie Côteaux de Bassenon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue

WS  95   

2009 Jean-Michel Stephan Cote-Rotie Côteaux de Bassenon

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  95   

2000 Cuchet-Beliando Cornas

1.5ltr

CT  92.5   

2008 Cuchet-Beliando Cornas

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

1999 Robert Michel Cornas La Geynale

1.5ltr

1999 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  99   
ST  96-99   
JR  18.5   

1995 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  94   
CT  93.9   
WS  90   

1999 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

RP  96   
WS  95   
ST  95+    
CT  94   
JR  17.5   

2000 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  94+    
WS  90   
JR  18   

2005 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light label condition issue

WS  98   
VN  97+    
RP  94