Best value Rhône 2017 wines
If you're looking for more bang for your buck, keep an eye out for these wines as they're released by wine merchants...
Matt Walls selects St-Joseph as the best value appellation in 2017 in his En-primeur report, stating that ‘in a vintage like this, St-Joseph is home to some of the best value wines of France’.
But the Rhône contains so much variety that value can be found in plenty of other appellations too. Here, Matt picks out his top value picks of the vintage.
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Top scoring Rhône 2017 wines
Northern Rhône 2017 wines
Southern Rhône 2017 wines
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Ferraton Père & Fils, Les Dionnières, Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2017
From south-facing vines on clay-limestone soils, the fruit was fermented in concrete and will be aged for up to 18 months in oak, around 25%...
2017
Ferraton Père & FilsHermitage
Stéphane Ogier, La Combe de Malleval, Condrieu, Rhône, France, 2017
Stéphane isn't making the Vieilles Vignes de Jacques Vernay this year, so all the fruit went into the Combe de Malleval due to low volumes...
2017
Stéphane OgierCondrieu
Tardieu-Laurent, Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2017
From lieux-dits Beaumes and Pierrelles, this spends 12 months in barrel followed by 12 months in foudre. It has a lovely macadamia and cashew nose,...
2017
Tardieu-LaurentHermitage
Fayolle Fils & Fille, Les Dionnières, Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2017
A measured and elegant medium-bodied style, firm, fresh and mineral. It has very fine tannins and a spark of juicy acidity which frame the brisk,...
2017
Fayolle Fils & FilleHermitage
Xavier Gérard, Côte-Rôtie, Rhône, France, 2017
Francois's first vintage was 1980. His son, Xavier has been running the estate since 2013 and the wines have been going from strength to strength....
2017
Xavier GérardCôte-Rôtie
Domaine Christophe Pichon, St-Joseph, Rhône, France, 2017
From a 4ha parcel of 35-year-old vines, three-quarters on the slopes and one-quarter at altitude. It's matured for 12 months in oak barrels of various...
2017
Domaine Christophe PichonSt-Joseph
Domaine du Chêne, Condrieu, Rhône, France, 2017
Established by the Rouvière family in 1985, this estate is now being looked after by the second generation. Super-fresh, aerial jasmine and tarragon notes precede...
2017
Domaine du ChêneCondrieu
Ferraton Père & Fils, Les Mandouls, Condrieu, Rhône, France, 2017
Fermented with indigenous yeasts, half in stainless steel and half in foudre, then kept on the fine lees with occasional stirring for 12 months, with...
2017
Ferraton Père & FilsCondrieu
François Villard, Version Longue, St-Péray, Rhône, France, 2017
20-year-old south-facing Marsanne vines grown on clay and decomposed granite provide the fruit for this wine. It's fermented with indigenous yeasts, then aged for 18...
2017
François VillardSt-Péray
Domaine Bernard Gripa, Les Pins, St-Péray, Rhône, France, 2017
Les Pins is sourced from hand-harvested Marsanne and Roussanne grown on clay-limestone soils over a granite bedrock. Fermented in 80% stainless steel and 20% barrel,...
2017
Domaine Bernard GripaSt-Péray
Benjamin & David Duclaux, La Germine, Côte-Rôtie, Rhône, France, 2017
From 30-year-old vines on sloping terraces to the south of the appellation, grown on gneiss soils. The fruit is 20% whole-bunch and spends 20 months...
2017
Benjamin & David DuclauxCôte-Rôtie
Domaine Christophe Pichon, Promesse, Côte-Rôtie, Rhône, France, 2017
Pichon's Promesse cuvée comes from a variety of plots on schistose soils, with vines varying in age from 10 to 55 years old. It spends...
2017
Domaine Christophe PichonCôte-Rôtie
Domaine Guy Farge, Harmonie, Cornas, Rhône, France, 2017
From 30-year-old vines planted on granite, with a hand-picked yield of just 22hl/ha. It's 100% whole-bunch fermented, and matured in 5-year-old 400l oak barrels for...
2017
Domaine Guy FargeCornas
Dumien-Serrette, Patou, Cornas, Rhône, France, 2017
Always a wine of great finesse and individuality, this is sourced from 80-year-old, low yielding vines grown on granite, and fermented in concrete tanks with...
2017
Dumien-SerretteCornas
Domaine Melody, Friandise, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2017
This young-vine cuvée is fermented then aged in stainless steel for seven months. In 2017 it has a gorgeous, open, electric black pepper scent -...
2017
Domaine MelodyCrozes-Hermitage
Domaine Pradelle, Les Hirondelles, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2017
This wine is sourced from vines over 30 years old, planted on a south-facing site on clay-limestone overlaid with large pebbles. The fruit is hand-harvested,...
2017
Domaine PradelleCrozes-Hermitage
Domaine Aléofane, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2017
Organically grown, hand-harvested fruit is sourced from vines with an average age of 50 years, grown on large pebbles over clay on various plots across...
2017
Domaine AléofaneCrozes-Hermitage
Domaine Alain Voge, Les Chailles, Cornas, Rhône, France, 2017
This is from 40-year-old vines at the foot of the slope in good lieux-dits. The wine's all destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeasts, then matured...
2017
Domaine Alain VogeCornas
Domaine Alain Voge, Les Côtes, St-Joseph, Rhône, France, 2017
Lieu-dit Les Côtes is on a steep, south-facing granite slope. The fruit for this wine is 20% whole-bunch fermented in stainless steel, then aged for...
2017
Domaine Alain VogeSt-Joseph
Pierre Gaillard, St-Joseph, Rhône, France, 2017
This is made with fruit from the northernmost area: Chavanay and Malleval, on east- and southeast-facing granite slopes. The fruit is hand-harvested, destemmed, fermented, then...
2017
Pierre GaillardSt-Joseph
Cave de Tain, Grand Classique, St-Péray, Rhône, France, 2017
Cave de Tain's St-Pérays are often remarkably good, and great value for white wine from the northern Rhone. This comes from 40-year-old vines planted on...
2017
Cave de TainSt-Péray
