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Walls: Tasting five vintages of Domaine Gonon St-Joseph
The rise of St-Joseph's Domaine Gonon...
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Decanter at Home masterclass: Tasting the La Las with Philippe Guigal
The three LaLas tasted from 2017, 2016 and 2012...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Clos de la Bonnette, Condrieu
Matt Walls questions whether we could be witnessing the birth of a great estate...
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Walls: 10 exciting estates to know in Cornas
Matt Walls selects 10 estates to know in Cornas which showcase ageworthy, powerful Syrah.
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Domaine Clape: Cornas vertical tasting from 2017 – 1987
The rare chance to taste 13 Cornas bottlings...
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Gramenon, Vinsobres
One of the greatest, most soulful estates of the Rhône Valley...
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Walls: exploring the three Vs of the Southern Rhône
Elegance with an easy-going drinkability...
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Cornas 2018 in bottle: full overview plus top-scoring wines
The 2018s are succulent, juicy and fresh and are easy to enjoy...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Moulin de la Gardette, Gigondas
Matt Walls uncovers organic, Gigondas-based producer Moulin de la Gardette and tastes eight of its wines.
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Chaume-Arnaud, Vinsobres
Drinkable and age-worthy wines worth seeking out...
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Southern Rhône white wines: how do they compare?
There is fascinating diversity among the Southern Rhône's white wines despite only making up 4% of production
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Rhône discovery: 10 exciting producers to know
Matt Walls highlights 10 of his favourite Rhône producers...
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Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires 2020
Matt Walls is the first in the UK to taste the new range of Michel Chapoutier's rare and prized single-vineyard range of 16 wines made in a quest to represent the ultimate expression of the diverse Rhône terroirs.
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Aged Condrieu – how it develops plus 40 wines tasted
Matt Walls dissects the theory that Condrieu doesn't age and should only be drunk young by tasting 40 wines with half from the 2019 vintage and half an older vintage of a producer's choosing.
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Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine du Banneret, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Matt Walls tastes a vertical of seven wines from Domaine du Banneret going back to 1989 and shines a light on this under-the-radar producer in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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Anson & Walls: La Lagune and Jaboulet La Chapelle masterclass
Decanter recently held a virtual masterclass featuring two iconic French estates: Château La Lagune from Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc and Paul Jaboulet Aîné from Hermitage in the Rhône. Caroline Frey, owner and winemaker of both estates, joined Decanter's Jane Anson and Matt Walls to reveal the secrets behind these celebrated properties and to taste through the 11 wines.
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Walls: Top-quality and great-value Côte-Rôtie alternatives
With the complex and aromatic wines of Côte-Rôtie in high demand, and prices climbing out of reach, Matt Walls identifies a number of Côte-Rôtie alternatives from both the Rhône and further afield which deliver on style, complexity and price.
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Walls: The magic of mature Gigondas
Matt Walls examines seven mature vintages of Gigondas wines and reports on what is drinking well now and what should be kept cellared for a little while longer.
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Matt Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine Burgaud, Côte-Rôtie
Matt Walls shines the light on this under-the-radar producer, Domaine Burgaud.
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Walls: Henri Bonneau and the estate today
Matt Walls visits the Henri Bonneau estate to meet the new owners...
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Walls: Tasting the first five vintages of Delas’ Hermitage ‘Ligne de Crête’
Matt Walls take an in-depth look at Delas Frères' new single-vineyard cuvée Ligne de Crête and tastes the first five vintages from 2015 to 2019 finding 'few Hermitage wines quite as gentle and elegant'.
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Matt Walls: Tasting Jaboulet La Chapelle from 1991 to 2019
In his first column of 2021, our Rhône correspondent Matt Walls tastes eight different La Chapelle vintages from between 1991 and 2019 and reports on the variability and evolution of one of the Rhone Valley’s most iconic wines.
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Rhône 2019: Best-value wines under £20/$25
There's value to be found in 2019 if you know where to look
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Top Côtes du Rhône wines under £20/$25
Top picks from Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages...
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Producer profile: Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe plus 15 wines tasted
This family-owned and run estate has been making wine in the southern Rhône for over a century, now producing some of the most elegant and long-lived of all Châteauneuf wines, Matt Walls explores its history and tastes a selection of their flagship red and white produced from the privileged plateau vineyard La Crau...
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Rare vertical tasting: Domaine les Cailloux’s Cuvée Centenaire 1989-2016
A rare chance to taste a vertical of this special bottling....
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Top five Northern Rhône vintages ready to drink now
Five vintages to open now....
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Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin complete vertical: 1989 – 2017
One of the most famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines....
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Domaine Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Ampodium vertical: 2008 – 2012
Matt Walls tastes five mature vintages....
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Languedoc-Roussillon v Southern Rhône: Top wines compared
This tasting offered clues on where to find value...
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Decanter interview: Château de Saint Cosme’s Louis Barruol
One of the Rhône Valley’s most celebrated winemakers...
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Château-Grillet: How recent releases compare to other top Rhône Viogniers
Comparing Grillet's vintages to some of the region's other top rated Viognier wines...
