Northern Rhône 2019
Overall rating 4/5
A very hot, dry growing season resulting in some rich, opulent reds – sometimes overripe and alcoholic. Côte-Rôtie leads the pack, with Hermitage not far behind.
The Northern Rhône experienced similar conditions to the Southern Rhône in 2019 – a year marked by heat and drought.
The heat spikes weren’t quite so high however, with the temperature rarely topping 40 ̊ C – but you still feel the sun in the wines.
Neither was the lack of water quite so extreme, with showers at the end of July and the middle of August helping to maintain steady ripening.
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See Matt’s top Northern Rhône 2019 tasting notes and scores
The following list comprises wines that scored 96 points and above. There are also 20 wines that scored 95 points and 28 that scored 94 points.
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{"wineId":"43744","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43745","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43751","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43752","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43753","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43754","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43759","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43760","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43761","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43762","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43763","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43766","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43767","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43768","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43769","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43770","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43893","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43894","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43895","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43896","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43897","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"43898","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44011","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44012","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44013","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44014","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44015","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44016","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44017","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44018","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"44019","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
See also
