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California Syrah: top Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo winesRipe yet elegant Rhône-style Syrahs…
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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: My two years in Provence writing Wines of the RhôneMatt 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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Matt Walls: Tasting Jaboulet La Chapelle from 1991 to 2019In 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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Matt Walls: My top 10 Rhône wines of 2020Our Rhône correspondent reveals the best 10 bottles from the region he's opened this year...
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Rhône 2019: Top 25 white winesThere are some superb wines in this Top 25
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Rhône 2019: Best-value wines under £20/$25There's value to be found in 2019 if you know where to look
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Côte-Rôtie 2019: Report and top scoring winesMatt Walls found the overall quality of Côte-Rôtie 2019 wines to be very high, and where the alcohols were in check, there are plenty of deliciously deep and unctuous wines to choose from.
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Cornas 2019: Report and top scoring winesThe 2019 vintage has produced many atypical Cornas wines finds Matt Walls although the more moderate and balanced wines are delicious.
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Decanter Magazine: December 2020 -
Top Côtes du Rhône wines under £20/$25Top picks from Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages...
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New Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation granted – NyonsAfter 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 tastedThis 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 1989-2016A rare chance to taste a vertical of this special bottling....
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Grenache and SyrahThe Rhône's two main grapes, Syrah and Grenache, have very different personalities but can marry beautifully. Nick Tarayan reports on the region's classic blend.
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Holy trinity: Rhône ValleyThe Rhône Valley's last three vintages have produced wines to rival the best in the world, writes TIM GRANGE
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Sun country: Rhône ValleyRoger Voss meets four intrepid wine lovers who have left their home country to start a new life and career in the Rhône Valley
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‘Remarkable’ Cornas winemaker Alain Voge diesTributes have been paid to Alain Voge, a pioneering winemaker in the Northern Rhône's Cornas and St-Péray appellations
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Spice at a price: ChâteauneufThe old papal favourite was the forerunner for the appellation contrôlée system in France. As ROGER VOSS discovers, today it's the prices that are leading the way
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Rhone on the Range: SyrahPAUL GREGUTT is on the trail of Washington State's Syrah
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Cote-Rotie Vignerons prefer BlondesOr do they? JAMES LAWTHER MW meets the winemakers continuing the Guigal-led revival of Côte-Rôtie and discusses the relative merits of the appellation's various vineyard sites.
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Châteauneuf Variety is the Spice
Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines are renowned for their quality and breadth of styles, but as
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Cairanne – A Name To Conjure With
The reputation of the Rhône village of Cairanne seemed almost too good to be true. Decanter sent a cynical ANTHONY PEREGRINE to investigate.
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Southern Rhône 2018 report: The top scorersMatt Walls reports on the wines of the Southern Rhône in 2018, covering Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes de Venise, Rasteau, Cairanne, Vinsobres, Lirac and Tavel...
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Northern Rhône 2018 report: The top scorersMatt Walls reports on the wines of the Northern Rhône in 2018, including the likes of Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage and Condrieu...
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Beaumes-de-Venise and Vinsobres: Rhone’s New FacesTwo former Côtes-de-Rhône Villages have been granted their own appellations. John Livingstone-Learmonth looks at what makes them so special
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Top five Northern Rhône vintages ready to drink nowFive vintages to open now....
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Top five Southern Rhône vintages ready to drink nowThe five vintages worth opening and drinking at the moment...
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Vintage report: Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2004The 2004 vintage in Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the best since 2001, writes JAMES LAWTHER MW, with a minerally balance and freshness, and long ageing potential
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Southern Rhône: the next generation -
A home for Syrah wineSyrah is becoming synonymous with Washington, as winemakers discover the perfect environment for the Rhône varietal, writes STEPHEN BROOK
