Our expert’s top 25 Côtes du Rhône 2024 wines

Beautiful ripe fruitiness, with Victoria plum and damson notes. Lovely juicy fruit on the palate – it’s very ripe, but has good balance, with marked...

Fresh and pure with notes of liquorice and violets. There’s some reduction giving it a violet note but it blows off to reveal black cherry...

Immediately impressive nose that bursts forth with olive, bay leaf, thyme and berry fruits. Full-bodied, fresh, detailed palate with lovely acidity running through it. Tasted...

Floral with exuberant and detailed fruits: plum, raspberry, strawberry. A dusting of Provençal herbs over the top. Medium-bodied, this has fine, grippy tannins and more...

Very full-bodied and concentrated for a Côtes du Rhône. Really mouthcoating, with intense acidity and drive. Packs an impressive tannic load that's ripe and dense....

This has a compelling, complex nose already, the different varieties all playing their part – layers of black and red fruit with appealing spice notes....

Blackberries and plum skins, a dark display, ripe but not jammy. This is concentrated, with a strong tannic base. It's full-bodied, quite solid and muscular...

Raspberry and pomegranate, quite a fresh but not overtly complex style. Grippy tannins and a direct beam of acidity running through it. Very drinkable, and...

Brambly fruit with some woodland aromas, a touch of earth and cracked wood. Plenty of fruit, medium- to full-bodied, this has good concentration and a...

A bit reductive, so decant this. It has an appealingly smooth, satin texture on the palate, with vibrant raspberryish acidity and a mineral touch that...

A natural-leaning style that’s saline, sapid and grippy, with juicy acidity. There’s a lovely notes of hibiscus, pomegranate and raspberry. Light-bodied, with good acidity and...

Medium- to full-bodied, this has real intensity on the palate, the dark fruits interwoven with subtle incense and sandalwood notes. It builds on the palate,...

Pure, cooling red berry fruit, raspberry, wild strawberry. Expressive and defined flavours, very fresh and clear thanks to precise ripeness and good acidity. Has length...

Lovely nose that's complex already, with wood smoke, roasted meat and peppery herbs. With a fine and silky palate, only medium-bodied, with good acidity and...

Detailed herbal nose, with black cherry fruits. There are some punchy tannins, and a lovely sense of freshness from its good acidity and length. Not...

Fresh and bright raspberry and plum aromas, fairly light in body but fresh and smashable. A refreshing style that is vibrant and juicy. A good...

This is delicious – so exuberantly fruity on the nose and palate. The alcohol is quite warming, but it's tempered by the bright acidity. A...

Raspberry characters lead to a fine and juicy palate that has good structure, the tannins are quite firm and grippy and the acidity is bright...

Impressively open, ripe and exuberant for a 2024 Côtes du Rhône, this has lovely ripe plum, damson and blackberry aromas. Full-bodied, rich and mouthcoating. Good...