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Walls: Domaine Danjou-Banessy, rising star of RoussillonWines to make your heart race...
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Walls: Vertical tasting of Château Mont-Redon 1961-2022Tasting some of the Rhône's longest-lived wines across six decades...
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Yalumba – The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz joins La PlaceSponsored
The first Barossa wine to be sold through La Place...
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Washington GSM: Panel tasting resultsFull results from a 48-wine panel tasting...
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Château Fabre Gasparets: 20 vintages from Languedoc’s Corbières Boutenac cruHistory, evolution and tasting notes from 1994 to 2020…
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Walls: The next step for Jaboulet’s Hermitage La ChapelleA new chapter for Hermitage La Chapelle...
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Peter Lehmann: Stonewell Shiraz vertical and other select releases30 vintages of an iconic Barossa Shiraz...
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Amanda Barnes: My top 10 South American wines of 2023Top picks from Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay...
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Barossa Shiraz: Panel tasting resultsThe results from a 68-wine panel tasting...
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Crozes-Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring winesWhile reds can be varied, whites are a solid choice...
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Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring winesMore majestic than elegant this year...
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Cornas & St-Péray 2022: Report and top-scoring winesKnow your producers...
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2022: Report and top-scoring winesIt could take a while for the Côte-Rôties to come round...
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St-Joseph 2022: Report and top-scoring winesAn excellent vintage for reds and whites...
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Willow Creek 2021: Report and top-scoring winesThe top wines from one Paso's premier appellations...
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Adelaida District 2021: Report and top-scoring winesSee the top wines from the exciting sub-region's 2021 vintage...
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Tablas Creek: bringing the Rhône to CaliforniaA singular range of Rhône-style varietal wines and blends...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine François Merlin & 12 wines tastedThe tale of a northern Rhône master...
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Spotlight on pepper in ShirazThe science behind the taste...
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Walls: Rasteau 2020 in bottleNot familiar with Rasteau? This is the vintage to start with...
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Walls: Côte-Rôtie 2019 in bottleRevisiting this hot vintage now the wines are in bottle...
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Saint-Joseph 2019: Report and top scoring wines
Matt Walls says that although overripeness and high alcohol are recurring themes for 2019, there were some exceptional Saint-Joseph wines produced where winemakers found a sense of balance.
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Crozes-Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring winesMatt Walls discovered a number of excellent Crozes-Hermitage wines among the samples tasted for the 2019 vintage report, alongside some that had high alcohol and overripe flavours, with white styles the surprise of the vintage.
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Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring winesWhile there are some Hermitage wines that did not make the grade in 2019, Matt Walls says the best are statuesque and thunderous that will live for decades.
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Rhône 2019 En Primeur: Full reportAfter tasting more than 1,300 wines for this year's Rhône vintage report, Matt Walls says 2019 is a powerful, ripe vintage showcasing a step-up in quality from 2018 with areas of localised greatness in both the north and south.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019: Report and top scoring winesMatt Walls found the 2019 vintage in Châteauneuf-du-Pape to be exceptional in its own way, combining elegance with power, and excelling over neighbouring appellations.
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Lirac & Tavel 2019: Report and top scoring winesThere was surprise at the quality of Lirac and Tavel wines in 2019 given the hot vintage conditions with Matt Walls finding some very good whites and rosés.
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2019: Report and top scoring winesMatt Walls found the best wines from these appellations showed structure, freshness and vibrancy to match the weight of the hot 2019 vintage although there are some that are overly tannic and clunky.
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2019: Report and top scoring winesMatt Walls found mixed results when tasting the 2019 wines but says there are consistent, fresh and expressive whites to be found in Cairanne and balanced reds in Vinsobres.
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Northern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring winesThere are many that are enjoyable, rich and opulent wines...
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Yalumba premium releases: First taste of Caley, Octavius, SignatureThe elite reds from Australia's oldest family wine company…
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Walls’ hidden gems: Vignobles Chirat, CondrieuA new generation takes over...
