Walls: 26 value Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines to try

Herbal nuances among freshly squeezed forest berries. Juicy, ripe and powerful, with soft tannins and well-integrated acidity. Long and authentic. Will keep into the medium...

Strawberry and blackberry jam aromas; this is enjoyably ripe and ready for business. Full, open-knit, generous, juicy. Quite punchy in terms of tannin and alcohol,...

Lovely nose, combining sweet spices and savoury notes. Silky, elegant, juicy fruit on the palate. It's powerful but not excessive, with a good feeling of...

This has the classic, herbal and raspberry nose which so many 2021 Châteauneufs display. Very broad, flowing and silky. Acidity feels natural and it has...

Dark, brooding, blackcurrant-tinged nose. Structured and fresh blackberry palate. Really powerful and remarkably young. Blackberry acidity, with blackberry skin tannins which are a little rustic,...

Lovely berry liqueur notes on the nose. Full-bodied, concentrated but not heavy and brimming with ripe fruit. Really provides all the concentration, power, body and...

Clean, polished red fruits. Soft, silky and juicy, with flowing red berries across the palate. No rough edges, plenty of power and concentration. Alcohol is...

Attractive violet, raspberry and bergamot nose – a very pleasing, scented style. Soft, mouthfilling, concentrated and generous; this has an inner core of freshness that...

A touch of iodine to the plum and damson fruit. Precise, expressive, quite neat in style, but intense and structured. Tight, powerful, brisk acidity, showing...

Gorgeous nose, displaying expressive damson and a touch of hung game; beautifully ripe but precise. Generous but not overly full-bodied, with a good sense of...

Open, fruity, concentrated and powerful; this is summer berries in a blender. There's structure, however, and enough tannin to hold it all together alongside ample...

Dark, brambly blackberry hints and dried Provençal herbs. Not overly fat on the palate, with natural acidity and dry-clay tannins. Has some length, too. A...

There's a little spicy note on the nose that helps to bring interest, and it has more concentration and tannin than most inexpensive 2021s. The...

Very red-fruited – a classic calling card of the 2018 vintage, with strawberry jam notes and some underlying complexity starting to rise to the surface....

Touch of volatile acidity on the nose, but also plenty of rich blackberry fruit. Lush on the palate, with a really interesting mouthfeel and a...

Perfumed red berry fruits. Very ripe, juicy strawberry and raspberry fruit with melted tannins. Easy-going style, distinctly Châteauneuf, very ripe with warming alcohol.

Quite restrained on the nose, not giving much away at this point except for some slightly smoky, reductive Syrah notes. Full, round, spherical and mouthfilling...

Expressive, open, quite joyful and approachable style. Full-bodied, concentrated and with plenty of juicy fruit. Alcohol is high but doesn't feel unbalanced, and there's some...

Violet, raspberry and cranberry gradually appear with air. Soft, full-bodied and concentrated. Quite tight tannins and a good sense of purity. A touch reductive, so...