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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2024: An early drinking vintage
Challenges in Rhône's northern extremities...
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Cornas & St-Péray 2024: A vintage that yielded wines of charm and elegance
A few names rose to the top this year...
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Rhône 2024 en primeur: Full report and the vintage’s top-scoring wines
An outlier vintage, with mixed results...
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Rhône 2023 en primeur: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines
An excess of both rain and sun in this tricky vintage...
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Northern Rhône 2023: The connoisseur’s guide
A troublesome climate leads to varied success...
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2023: Report and top-scoring wines
Make this the year to discover these crus...
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Lirac & Tavel 2023: Report and top-scoring wines
A very drinkable crop of wines...
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2023: Report and top-scoring wines
Ripe reds with lighter tannins and fresh, impactful whites...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2023: Report and top-scoring wines
Keep an eye out for the whites this year...
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Southern Rhône 2023: The connoisseur’s guide
A vintage of immediate pleasure...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
The best-performing appellation in 2022...
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Rhône 2022 en primeur: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines
It's worth doing your research before buying from this surprising vintage...
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Crozes-Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
While reds can be varied, whites are a solid choice...
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Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
More majestic than elegant this year...
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Northern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring wines
A stark contrast to 2021, and all the better for it...
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Cornas & St-Péray 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
Know your producers...
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
It could take a while for the Côte-Rôties to come round...
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St-Joseph 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
An excellent vintage for reds and whites...
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Lirac & Tavel 2022: report and top-scoring wines
Find good value wines in these two appellations...
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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: Rasteau 2020 in bottle
Not familiar with Rasteau? This is the vintage to start with...
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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.
