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Walls: a drink with Château de Beaucastel’s César Perrin
Winemaker César Perrin explains the changes afoot at Château de Beaucastel...
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Walls: Tavel and its unexpected revolution
Rosé rising - read about the resurgence of Tavel...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Mas de Libian, Ardèche
An estate to know and the wines to seek out...
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Walls: Vacqueyras 2015 vs 2016 – how are they drinking now?
Matt Walls' expert advice on which wines to buy...
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Southern Rhône 2020: full report and top scoring wines
Despite a hot year, wines are fresh and accessible when young with whites particularly exceptional.
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Rhône 2020: best-value wines
Matt Walls rounds up the value Rhône picks from his 2020 report...
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Rhône 2020 En Primeur: full vintage report and top-scoring wines
Expert verdict plus the top-scoring bottles...
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Walls: My top 10 Rhône wines of 2021
Sometimes atypicity, combined with charisma and personality, is what makes a wine stand out..
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Choose carefully when buying Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020 wines...
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Lirac & Tavel 2020: report and top-scoring wines
2020 is a great year to get to know Lirac and Tavel wines...
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Careful research into the best estates will be rewarded ...
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Vacqueyras and Beaumes de Venise 2020 are good for early drinking...
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Coming Soon: Decanter Wine Experiences
Exclusive wine travel trips with Decanter
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12 alternatives to Châteauneuf-du-Pape
If you love Châteauneuf-du-Pape's style but not the cost, read on as Decanter's Tasting team recommend 12 muscular alternatives worth trying...
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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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Best French wines: 100 point scores
Top-scoring wines from Champagne to the Rhône...
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Get to know Southern Rhône: Good, better, best
Dominated by Châteauneuf-du-Pape at its heart, but there are 40 more appellations to explore...
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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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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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Property: Picturesque wine château in Ventoux for sale
A hidden gem in the southern Rhône...
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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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Matt Walls: My two years in Provence writing Wines of the Rhône
Matt Walls looks back on his two year research project for his latest book Wines of the Rhone, and the trials and tribulations of moving his family to France...
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Rhône 2019: Top 25 white wines
There are some superb wines in this Top 25
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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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New Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation granted – Nyons
After more than twenty years, and from a pool of over 90 communes that produce wine under the Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOC, Nyons has been promoted and awarded the 22nd Côtes du Rhône named village.
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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....
