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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.”

2017 Jean-Louis Chave Crozes-Hermitage Silene

WS  92   
VN  92   
CT  90.2   

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

ST  93+    

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Heavy capsule condition issue; depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

ST  93+    

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage

ST  93+    

1995 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

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

RP  95   
ST  94   
CT  93.9   
WS  90   

2010 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

RP  100   
WS  99   
VN  96-97   
JR  19   

2007 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

VN  94+    

2010 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

1.5ltr

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

WS  99   
RP  97   
VN  96   

2018 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

WA  95+    
WS  94   

1994 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  94   

1995 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

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

RP  96-98   
WS  95   
ST  95+    

1995 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Label condition issue

RP  96-98   
WS  95   
ST  95+    

1995 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Turque

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  98-100   
ST  96   
WS  94   

2007 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Turque

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  96   
VN  93-96   

1976 E. Guigal Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

2002 E. Guigal Hermitage

WS  91   

2016 M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree

Heavy capsule condition issue

WS  96   
JD  96+    
WA  95   
VN  94-96   
JR  17   

1998 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Cuvee de l'Oree (Blanc)

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  92-94   

2016 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne

Lightly elevated cork

JD  96   
VN  94   
WE  94   
JR  16.5+    

2018 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne

JD  94   
WA  93-96   
VN  93   

1952 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cote-Rotie Les Jumelles

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

1952 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cote-Rotie Les Jumelles

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

1952 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cote-Rotie Les Jumelles

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

2015 Paul Jaboulet Aine Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert

Lightly elevated cork

JD  97   
VN  94   
WA  93+    
CT  91.2   

1959 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

Bottle appears refurbished

WS  94