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Côte-Rôtie 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls found the overall quality of Côte-Rôtie 2019 wines to be very high, and where the alcohols were in check, there are plenty of deliciously deep and unctuous wines to choose from.
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Cornas 2019: Report and top scoring wines
The 2019 vintage has produced many atypical Cornas wines finds Matt Walls although the more moderate and balanced wines are delicious.
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Southern Rhône 2018 report: The top scorers
Matt Walls reports on the wines of the Southern Rhône in 2018, covering Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes de Venise, Rasteau, Cairanne, Vinsobres, Lirac and Tavel...
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Northern Rhône 2018 report: The top scorers
Matt Walls reports on the wines of the Northern Rhône in 2018, including the likes of Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage and Condrieu...
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Top five Northern Rhône vintages ready to drink now
Five vintages to open now....
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Top five Southern Rhône vintages ready to drink now
The five vintages worth opening and drinking at the moment...
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Best value Northern Rhône 2018 – Top buys
Matt Walls selects 15 wines that offer quality and value
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Rhône 2018: Top 30 white wines
Matt Walls selects the best whites from the 2018 vintage
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Rhône 2018 En Primeur: Full report
A polarising vintage that was tricky in both the north and south and while there are patches of impressive wines to choose from this is not a vintage to buy blind reports Matt Walls...
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Northern Rhône 2017 report: ‘A vintage for the cellar’
From all the key appellations...
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Hermitage vintage guide
Matt Walls assesses 20 years of Hermitage vintages for both red and white wines...
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Côte-Rôtie 2016 wines: The top scorers
See Matt Walls' ratings...
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Top Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016 wines for the cellar
The most highly rated wines from this vintage...
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Best Rhône 2016 wines: The top scorers
See the top rated wines...
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Southern Rhône 2017 report: ‘Structured and ageworthy wines’
Châteauneuf-du-Pape and much more...
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Southern Rhône 2016: ‘Unmissable’ wines and full report
A vintage 'not to miss' says Matt Walls...
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Northern Rhône 2016: Full report and wines to look for
Find out where to look in the Northern Rhône 2016 vintage..
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Wine Legend: Jaboulet, La Chapelle Hermitage, 1961
Why it is a wine legend...
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Southern Rhône 2015: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Vacqueyras – part one
Read our review and see our top wines...
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Southern Rhône 2015: Côtes du Rhône Crus and more – part two
See the top wines and read our overview...
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Stolen Côte Rotie wine found in hidden cellar
A cache of stolen Côte Rotie wines has been discovered in a hidden cellar only a little further down the river Rhône after a year-long search.
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1993 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 1993. The reds were for the most part hard and thin, but the vintage was slightly better in the south.
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1994 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 1994. Good wines emerged from Hermitage, Cornas, and Saint Joseph. The southern Rhone enjoyed its best vintage since 1990.
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1995 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 1995. Outstanding Cote Rotie. Full, tannic northern and southern reds, now starting to soften. Good winter drinking.
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1996 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 1996. Leathery, mineral wines, some lack proper flesh. Good aromas. Difficult ripening the problem. The wines are sound but may not be long-lived.
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1997 vintage guide for Red Rhone
1997 vintage guide for Red Rhone 1997. Acidity was low and even Chateauneuf may not have produced wines for long ageing. Wines are soft, oozing pleasure, jam flavours.
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1998 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 1998. The best southern Rhône vintage since 1990. Northern Rhônes are full, punchy and well developed.
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1999 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 1999. Quality overall is very good, though not as exceptional as 1998.
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2000 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 2000. Great in the south, less brilliant in the north.
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2001 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 2001. Powerful, juicy wines with concentrated, ripe fruit and silky tannins.
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2002 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 2002. Some concentration and power in wines from the north but a poor vintage for Southern Rhône.
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2003 vintage guide for Red Rhone
Vintage guide for Red Rhone 2003. Chunky wines with high but ripe tannins meant for laying down.
