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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.”

2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon

Label condition issue

RP  98+    
WS  94   

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   

2007 M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JR  19   
WS  94   
VN  94   

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   

2015 Paul Jaboulet Aine Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert

Light label condition issue

JD  97   
VN  94   
WA  93+    
13 available
Bid *

2015 Paul Jaboulet Aine Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert

JD  97   
VN  94   
WA  93+    
7 available
Bid *

2014 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage Blanc Le Chevalier de Sterimberg

12 available
Bid *

1983 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

Label condition issue

WS  98   
JR  17   
12 available
Bid *

1983 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

Light capsule condition issue; heavy label condition issue

WS  98   
JR  17   

1985 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  91   

1985 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 3 cm ullage; label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  91   

1988 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  92   

1989 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

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

RP  96   
WS  96   

1994 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

Lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

WS  90   
2 available
Bid *

1998 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

1.5ltr

Label condition issue

WS  96   
ST  92   
RP  90   
JR  15   
WS  #16 of 2000   

2010 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

WA  97+    
JD  97+    
VN  96   
JS  96   
WS  94   
JR  18.5   
5 available
Bid *

2015 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle

JD  100   
WA  98   
VN  98   
JS  97   

1985 Auguste Clape Cornas

1.5ltr

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

RP  90   

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   

1996 Auguste Clape Cornas

Light label condition issue

WS  96   

2015 Auguste Clape Cornas

WS  98   
WA  97   
VN  96   
WS  #77 of 2018   
5 available
Bid *

2015 Auguste Clape Cornas

Light label condition issue

WS  98   
WA  97   
VN  96   
WS  #77 of 2018   
2 available
Bid *

2015 Auguste Clape Cornas

WS  98   
WA  97   
VN  96   
WS  #77 of 2018   

2017 Auguste Clape Cornas

JD  95+    
VN  91   
JR  17.5