Rhône

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.

By Jane Anson Last updated 13 May 21

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.

By Matt Walls Published 11 May 21

Matt Walls shines the light on this under-the-radar producer, Domaine Burgaud.

By Matt Walls Published 13 April 21

Matt Walls visits the Henri Bonneau estate to meet the new owners...

By Matt Walls Published 23 February 21

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'.

By Matt Walls Published 9 February 21

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.

By Matt Walls Published 12 January 21

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...

By Matt Walls Published 9 October 20

A rare chance to taste a vertical of this special bottling....

By Matt Walls Published 1 October 20