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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.”

2015 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

6-bottle Lot

Removed from original cardboard box

JD  100   
WS  98   
VN  97   
WA  94-97   

1998 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light label condition issue; Light case condition issue

RP  97   
ST  95+    
WS  92   

2015 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Turque

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

JD  100   
WA  99   
WS  99   
VN  97   
JR  18+    

2015 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

6-bottle Lot

Removed from original cardboard box

RP  95-97   

2010 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Turque

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; Case condition issue

WA  100   
WS  99   
VN  95-96   

2010 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Turque

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue; Case condition issue

WA  100   
WS  99   
VN  95-96   

2009 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light label condition issue; Case condition issue

RP  100   
WS  98   
VN  95   
JR  18   

2018 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Light case condition issue

JD  98+    
WA  96-98   
WS  96   
VN  96-98   

2003 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  99   
ST  96-99   
2 available
Bid *

1991 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3 cm ullage; light label condition issue

ST  92   

1991 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; 3 cm ullage; light label condition issue

ST  92   

1983 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; 3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  94   
ST  93   

1985 Auguste Clape Cornas

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; light writing on label

RP  90   

2003 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

RP  100   
WS  99   
ST  96-99   

1988 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  98   

1983 Joseph Jamet Côte-Rôtie

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

2013 M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite Blanc

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; 3 cm ullage; light label condition issue; Light case condition issue

WA  100   
WS  98   
VN  95   
JR  17.5   

1990 Auguste Clape Cornas

3 cm ullage or better; label condition issue

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
RP  91   

1990 Auguste Clape Cornas

Light capsule condition issue; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
RP  91   

1998 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue

WA  95+    
WS  94   
ST  94+    
JR  17   
9 available
Bid *

1998 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light label condition issue

RP  97   
ST  95+    
WS  92   
4 available
Bid *

1998 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light label condition issue

RP  97   
ST  95+    
WS  92   
2 available
Bid *

2010 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light label condition issue

WA  100   
WS  99   
VN  95-96   
3 available
Bid *

2010 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

WA  100   
WS  99   
VN  95-96   

1997 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  96   
ST  91-93   
6 available
Bid *