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Northern Rhône 2020: full report and top-scoring winesFresh but slightly less ageworthy wines. Look out for both reds and whites...
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020: report and top-scoring winesDrink these fairly young and save the 2019s for long-term ageing...
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Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years onTwenty years is a long time to wait, so is it worth it?
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Walls’ hidden gems: Clos de la Bonnette, CondrieuMatt Walls questions whether we could be witnessing the birth of a great estate...
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Cornas to drink now: Matt Walls’ top 2020 top recommendations
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Guigal to launch fourth ‘La La’ Côte-RôtieThe wine, made from pure Syrah, will be called La Reynarde. It is named after Le Reynard, the stream that runs between lieux-dits Côte Brune and Côte Blonde.
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Walls: 10 exciting estates to know in CornasMatt Walls selects 10 estates to know in Cornas which showcase ageworthy, powerful Syrah.
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Walls: top picks from Yapp’s Big Rhône TastingRhône wines under £20, under £40 and over £40...
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Cin City – London’s first comprehensive Cinsault tastingCinsault’s star has finally risen says Matt Walls
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Domaine Clape: Cornas vertical tasting from 2017 – 1987The rare chance to taste 13 Cornas bottlings...
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Walls: Brune and blonde soils in Côte-Rôtie – do they really make all the difference?Looking at the two different soil types and how they influence wine style, longevity and quality...
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Gramenon, VinsobresOne of the greatest, most soulful estates of the Rhône Valley...
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Walls: exploring the three Vs of the Southern RhôneElegance with an easy-going drinkability...
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Cornas 2018 in bottle: full overview plus top-scoring winesThe 2018s are succulent, juicy and fresh and are easy to enjoy...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Moulin de la Gardette, GigondasMatt Walls uncovers organic, Gigondas-based producer Moulin de la Gardette and tastes eight of its wines.
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Chaume-Arnaud, VinsobresDrinkable and age-worthy wines worth seeking out...
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Southern Rhône white wines: how do they compare?There is fascinating diversity among the Southern Rhône's white wines despite only making up 4% of production
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Rhône discovery: 10 exciting producers to knowMatt Walls highlights 10 of his favourite Rhône producers...
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Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires 2020Matt Walls is the first in the UK to taste the new range of Michel Chapoutier's rare and prized single-vineyard range of 16 wines made in a quest to represent the ultimate expression of the diverse Rhône terroirs.
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Get to know Southern Rhône: Good, better, bestDominated by Châteauneuf-du-Pape at its heart, but there are 40 more appellations to explore...
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Aged Condrieu – how it develops plus 40 wines tastedMatt Walls dissects the theory that Condrieu doesn't age and should only be drunk young by tasting 40 wines with half from the 2019 vintage and half an older vintage of a producer's choosing.
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Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine du Banneret, Châteauneuf-du-PapeMatt Walls tastes a vertical of seven wines from Domaine du Banneret going back to 1989 and shines a light on this under-the-radar producer in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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Walls: Top-quality and great-value Côte-Rôtie alternativesWith the complex and aromatic wines of Côte-Rôtie in high demand, and prices climbing out of reach, Matt Walls identifies a number of Côte-Rôtie alternatives from both the Rhône and further afield which deliver on style, complexity and price.
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Walls: The magic of mature GigondasMatt Walls examines seven mature vintages of Gigondas wines and reports on what is drinking well now and what should be kept cellared for a little while longer.
