Rhône 2019: Best-value wines under £20/$25

In his Rhône 2019 vintage report, Matt Walls was pleased to find some outstanding wines from across the valley’s famous appellations, and he also found pockets of value within the vintage.

White wine lovers should look to Vacqueyras, Cairanne and Lirac for good value, while Walls noted that a handful of reds from Beaumes de Venise ‘offer great value for money’ in a year when many were high in alcohol and often quite clunky.

Scroll down to see Matt’s best-value Rhône 2019 tasting notes and scores

Winemakers in Lirac and Tavel who adapted their approach to the season’s hot conditions, meanwhile, ‘made concentrated, elegant wines that will offer great value for money’.

Rhône 2019 wines priced under £20/$25* rated 92+ points (tasting notes below)

Domaine Gilles Robin, Crozes-Hermitage rouge ‘Papillon’ – £19/$24

Domaine Melody, Crozes-Hermitage rouge ‘Friandise’ – £17/$22

Domaine Pradelle, ‘Les Hirondelles’ Crozes-Hermitage rouge – £19.50/$25

Domaine Aléofane, Crozes-Hermitage blanc – £20/$25

Domaine des Bernardins, Beaumes-de-Venise rouge – £15.90/$20

Le Clos de Caveau, Vacqueyras rouge ‘Fruit Sauvage’ – £17.50/$22

La Ferme du Mont,Vacqueyras rouge ‘Le Rif’ – £19/$24

Domaine la Ligière, Vacqueyras blanc ‘Le Chemin Blanc’ – £18.50/$24

Domaine les Grands Bois, Cairanne ‘Maximilien’ – £15/$18

Domaine Brusset Rasteau, ‘La Bastide’ – £20/$25

Domaine Chaume-Arnaud, Vinsobres – £19/$25

Domaine Alary, Cairanne blanc ‘Jean de Verde’ – £17.50/$

Domaine Coudoulis, Lirac rouge ‘Evidence’ – £14.50/$

Domaine la Lôyane Lirac rouge – £19/$25

Château de Montfaucon, Lirac rouge – £17/$22

Château d’Aqueria, Tavel – £14.10/$18

Domaine Pelaquié Lirac blanc ‘Luc Pélaquié’ – £15.20/$19

*The prices are based on 2019 wines that are currently available in the market. For those that have not yet been released, 2018 prices have been used as a benchmark

Find the tasting notes for these sub £20/$25 wines at the bottom of the page, and below is an appellation-by-appellation look at some of the best value 2019 wines as selected by Matt Walls, who tasted over 450 wines for his vintage report.

Côte-Rôtie

Domaine Chambeyron Côte-Rôtie ‘L’Angeline’

Domaine Christophe Billon Côte-Rôtie ‘Les Elotins’

Domaine Lionel Faury Côte-Rôtie ‘Reviniscence’

Pierre Gaillard Côte-Rôtie

Domaine Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie ‘Mon Village’

Condrieu and Château-Grillet

Domaine de Monteillet Condrieu ‘Les Grands Chaillées’

Mouton Père et Fils Condrieu ‘Côte Chatillon’

Pierre Gaillard Condrieu

Saint-Joseph

Domaine Aléofane Saint-Joseph rouge

Catherine et Pascal Jamet Saint-Joseph rouge ‘Vignoble de la Tour d’Arras’

Domaine François Merlin Saint-Joseph blanc

Jeanne Gaillard Saint-Joseph rouge ‘La Relève’

Lionel Faury Saint-Joseph rouge ‘Hedonism’

Domaine de Monteillet Saint-Joseph blanc

Cornas

Domaine Alain Voge Saint-Péray ‘Ongrie’

Domaine de Lorient Saint-Péray

Hermitage

Domaine du Colombier Hermitage rouge

Ferraton Père et Fils Hermitage rouge ‘Les Miaux’

Cave de Tain Hermitage blanc

Crozes-Hermitage

Domaine Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage rouge ‘Papillon’

Domaine Melody Crozes-Hermitage rouge ‘Friandise’

Domaine Pradelle ‘Les Hirondelles’ Crozes-Hermitage rouge

Domaine Aléofane Crozes-Hermitage blanc

Domaine Laurent Fayolle Crozes-Hermitage blanc ‘Sens’

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Alain Jaume Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge ‘Le Miocène’

Domaine André Mathieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge ‘La Centenaire’

Domaine de Fontavin Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge ‘Trilogies’

Domaine Georges-Lombrière Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge ‘Cuvée Marie’

Réserve Saint Dominique Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge ‘Crous Saint Martin Hommage à l’An 1879′

Domaine Julien Masquin Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc ‘Montplaisir’

Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise

Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes-de-Venise rouge

Domaine la Fourmone Gigondas ‘Le Fauquet’

Domaine La Roubine Gigondas

Domaine du Terme Gigondas ‘Réserve’

Le Clos de Caveau Vacqueyras rouge ‘Fruit Sauvage’

La Ferme du Mont Vacqueyras rouge ‘Le Rif’

Domaine la Ligière Vacqueyras blanc ‘Le Chemin Blanc’

Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres

Domaine de Dionysos Cairanne ‘La Cigalette’

Domaine les Grands Bois Cairanne ‘Maximilien’

Domaine Brusset Rasteau ‘La Bastide’

Domaine la Luminaille Rasteau ‘Garance’

Tardieu-Laurent Rasteau ‘Vieilles Vignes’

Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Vinsobres

Domaine Alary Cairanne blanc ‘Jean de Verde’

Lirac & Tavel

Domaine Coudoulis Lirac rouge ‘Evidence’

Domaine la Lôyane Lirac rouge

Château de Montfaucon Lirac rouge

Château d’Aqueria Tavel

Les Vignobles Assemat Lirac blanc

Domaine Pelaquié Lirac blanc ‘Luc Pélaquié’

See Matt Walls’ best-value Rhône 2019 wines

See also

Rhône 2019 En Primeur: Full report

Southern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring wines

Northern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring wines