Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
Don't overlook Rasteau this year...
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
Overall freshness and balance to be found...
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Southern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring wines
A vintage for reds...
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Walls: Best Rhône wine lists in the UK
Where to get your Rhône fix in the UK...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine François Merlin & 12 wines tasted
The tale of a northern Rhône master...
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Rhône 2022 en primeur diary: The north
A week in the life of a Rhône correspondent during en primeur...
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Walls: 26 value Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines to try
Châteauneuf on a budget... if you know where to look...
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Regional profile: Condrieu plus 12 wines to seek out
Matt Walls on why these Viogniers inspire winemakers far and wide...
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Walls: Rasteau 2020 in bottle
Not familiar with Rasteau? This is the vintage to start with...
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Walls: Alexandre Fréguin interview, wine director of L’Oustalet
A chat with Alexandre Fréguin on his life story so far and advice for wine pairings...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine A Berthet-Rayne, Cairanne
Cairanne is the source of some of the southern Rhône’s finest whites...
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Grenache on the rise plus 40 to try from around the world
A red grape of ‘delicacy and power’ that’s also full of local terroir expression...
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Walls: Côte-Rôtie 2019 in bottle
Revisiting this hot vintage now the wines are in bottle...
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Walls: Best restaurants in the Rhône for wine lovers
A guide for where to eat and drink well in the Rhône...
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Condrieu and Château-Grillet 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls says 2019 wasn't a great overall vintage for Condrieu, however the best sites rose to the challenge of the year and produced a handful of delicious and balanced wines with saltiness and minerality.
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Saint-Joseph 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls says that although overripeness and high alcohol are recurring themes for 2019, there were some exceptional Saint-Joseph wines produced where winemakers found a sense of balance.
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Crozes-Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls discovered a number of excellent Crozes-Hermitage wines among the samples tasted for the 2019 vintage report, alongside some that had high alcohol and overripe flavours, with white styles the surprise of the vintage.
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Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring wines
While there are some Hermitage wines that did not make the grade in 2019, Matt Walls says the best are statuesque and thunderous that will live for decades.
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Rhône 2019 En Primeur: Full report
After tasting more than 1,300 wines for this year's Rhône vintage report, Matt Walls says 2019 is a powerful, ripe vintage showcasing a step-up in quality from 2018 with areas of localised greatness in both the north and south.
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Saint-Péray 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Only a couple of Saint-Péray wines were worthy of recommendation from the 2019 vintage with Matt Walls finding too many lacking acidity and freshness.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls found the 2019 vintage in Châteauneuf-du-Pape to be exceptional in its own way, combining elegance with power, and excelling over neighbouring appellations.
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Lirac & Tavel 2019: Report and top scoring wines
There was surprise at the quality of Lirac and Tavel wines in 2019 given the hot vintage conditions with Matt Walls finding some very good whites and rosés.
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls found the best wines from these appellations showed structure, freshness and vibrancy to match the weight of the hot 2019 vintage although there are some that are overly tannic and clunky.
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls found mixed results when tasting the 2019 wines but says there are consistent, fresh and expressive whites to be found in Cairanne and balanced reds in Vinsobres.
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Northern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring wines
There are many that are enjoyable, rich and opulent wines...
