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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 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Brune et Blonde

WS  96   
WA  93   
JD  92   
JR  17.5   
WS  #21 of 2019   

2017 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Brune et Blonde

JD  92   
WA  90-92   

1999 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  94   
WS  92   

1999 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  94   
WS  92   

2013 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

WS  95   
VN  94   
JS  94   
JD  94   
WA  91   
JR  17   
10 available
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2013 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Mouline

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
WA  94   

2014 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie La Turque

WA  98   
WS  97   
JD  95   
VN  94   
JR  17+    

2012 E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto

WA  96+    
WS  96   
VN  94   
JR  18   

1999 E. Guigal Hermitage Blanc

WS  94   
9 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   

2003 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

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

2020 Jean-Louis Chave Saint Joseph Offerus

VN  93   
JD  91   

2012 Jean-Louis Chave Selection Hermitage Farconnet

WS  93   
VN  93   
JR  17.5   
5 available
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2012 Jean-Louis Chave Selection Hermitage Farconnet

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
VN  93   
JR  17.5   
4 available
Bid *

2011 M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie La Mordoree

WS  95   
WA  94   
VN  93   
JR  17.5   

2019 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Varonniers

1.5ltr

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
JS  96   
VN  95   
JD  95+    
WA  92   
JR  17.5+    
2 available
Bid *

1998 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc Le Meal

Light label condition issue

RP  96   

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

RP  99   
ST  92-94   

2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Cuvee de l'Oree (Blanc)

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
ST  90+    
6 available
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2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Cuvee de l'Oree (Blanc)

RP  100   
ST  90+    
4 available
Bid *

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   

1998 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne

WS  96   
RP  91   
ST  91+    
WS  #36 of 2000   
4 available
Bid *

1998 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  91   
ST  91+    
WS  #36 of 2000   

2018 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre

Light label condition issue