Southern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring wines

Gorgeous perfume just jumps out the glass here, strongly scented and inviting. This is succulent and sweet, with an almost cherry kirsch, alcohol kick to...

Bright and floral on the nose. The tannins are extremely fine, almost imperceptible, but very much present, giving the wine a strong base for long...

A cooling, very fine style, a little gentler on the palate than their Guigasse, finer, but then like a peacock's tail on the finish. Long,...

Captivating spice-led nose, this is a lithe, dynamic and athletic style of Châteauneuf. Very well balanced and focused with great aromatic precision. The alcohol is...

Very full-bodied with a lovely sweetness to the fruit, fine tannins and great freshness. Really shot through with juicy, sweet, chocolatey tannins and great concentration....

Full-bodied, this has weight and presence but isn't overly fat or gloopy. Very firm but not austere in structure thanks to the pliant Mourvèdre tannic...

Lovely density of dark fruit, full and weighty on the palate. Powerful, long, concentrated and fresh. The alcohol is a little warming, but generally the...

Silky and flowing, an elegant style of wine that's concentrated and fresh with fragrant thyme and black cherry flavours and a long finish that is...

Very dark in the glass, this is soft and flowing with an earthy fragrance. Packed full of flavour and pliable, gentle tannin. The only minor...

A seriously upright and skybound style, so much energy and very long. It's a seriously tannic wine this year, but elegant with it - and...

Extraordinary tannic structure for a 100% Grenache, with intensity of fruit, salinity and great driving freshness throughout. Extraordinary depth and floral on the finish, violets....

A soaring Châteauneuf - very harmonious, well balanced and long. Great vibrancy and freshness, with berry fruits and a lengthy, velvety finish. The wines from...

Restrained nose showing fruitcake aromas. Firm on the palate with an assertive tannic structure and plenty of fruit.

Great purity and serious concentration without overt weight. A very powerful, complete, driving style of wine, big in tannin, acid and alcohol with a long...

Balsamic touches on the nose, with some dark chocolate and black cherry. It’s full-bodied, immense in size. There’s this huge driving effect from the rapier-like...

The Vieilles Vignes cuvée is the flagship wine of Domaine de Marcoux. Pure Grenache, the 2019 was sourced from its two main plots: Charbonnières, on...

Fresh crushed fruits with notes of cherry blossom and cured meat. Grippy tannins and crunchy acidity.

Very ripe indeed, but not overly so with massy, ripe sweet tannins. Deep and driving, full-bodied, but with a deeply ingrained freshness. Darkly fruited and...

Bright brambly berry fruits, with some raspberry making itself known. Very full and flowing - a lovely expression, that has a tapered finish ending light...

Very silky with mouthcoating fruit and tannin. This is powerful, packed full of fruit and acidity wit great finesse, but also muscle and an exceptional...

Very dark, powerful, slightly tarry and roasted with a very intense - almost too intense - acidity. Surprisingly dark for Grenache on sandy soils, extremely...

Lovely vibrant nose, the Mourvèdre really makes itself known. Very full-bodied and flowing on the palate, but it's backed up by amazing vibrancy of fruit...

Deep liquorice and tarragon freshness here, this has a voluptuous texture, very rounded and generous. Ends firms and powerful, it's a wine with plenty of...

Blackberry, star anise and juniper. Only medium-bodied for a Châteauneuf, but this has plenty of impact and intensity. Lovely bright acid line and sense of...

Very dense, somewhat earthbound for now with an extremely dense tannic structure. Great energy and salinity, very vibrant with a lovely acid structure. Will take...

Aromatically slightly subdued, though there is a sense of great freshness. Thyme emerges after a while along with a smoky bacon note. Fluid and fast-moving...