Rhone Blends

91 points Jeb Dunnuck"The 2022 Tavel Vieilles Vignes (60% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, and 10% Syrah) has a classic Tavel deeper ruby hue as well as powerful aromatics of framboise, candied strawberries, white pepper, and hints of Provençal garrigue...

Vinous Reverie NotesThis is the part of Gigondas where the vineyards are in the high “saddle” that is on the other side of the Dentelle above the village. A very rocky terrain from the millions of years of rocks that have tumbled down into...

92 points Vinous"Opaque ruby. Dark fruit, floral and spice notes on the expansive nose, which picks up a subtle garrigue nuance with air. Stains the palate with primary black raspberry, blueberry and cherry flavors that turn sweeter through the...

90 points James Suckling"Subtle herbs and crushed stones on the nose with some fresh strawberries and grapefruit. Fresh and bone-dry with a crisp, light- to medium-bodied palate before a sappy and mouth-cleansing finish. Screw cap. Drink now." Vinous...

91+ points John Gilman, View from the Cellar"The 2019 Gigondas Promesse bottling from Domaine les Aphillanthes is made from a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Mourvedre, with the vines ranging from sixty-five to seventy years of age... The wine is...

94 points Wine Spectator"Singed anise and juniper accents lead the way in this plush, ripe offering, with a set of warmed cassis, cherry paste and boysenberry pâte de fruit notes taking center stage and lasting through the graphite-laced finish...

99 points Jeb Dunnuck"I was blown away by the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Chaupin, a 100% Grenache release that comes almost exclusively from the Chaupin lieu-dit in the northern part of the appellation. It's never as inky-hued or powerful as...

95 points Wine Advocate“The single-vineyard Cinsault 2021 Monk comes from a rented vineyard in Guarilihue-Tiajacura on silt and iron soils and was named after jazz musician Thelonius Monk,...

92+ points John Gilman, View from the Cellar"The wine is raised mostly in stainless steel tank, with a percentage in older barrels and the 2018 comes in at fourteen percent octane. It offers up a deep and pure nose of cassis, pepper, grilled meats, black...

Vinous Reverie NotesPreviously owned by Bernardin monks before being transformed into a wine estate. Family owned for five generations. The vineyards are plowed and fertilized with organic compost made of the marc from spent grape skins. There is a...

93 points Wine Advocate"Half Grenache, with ... Carignan & Mourvèdre, the 2019 Cairanne is dark & impenetrable in the glass, giving up just brooding aromas of blackberries & dark-skinned plums." Vinous Reverie...

93 points Jeb Dunnuck"The Maret family is known for the top Châteauneuf du Pape, but they also make some brilliant Vacqueyras. Their 2020 Vacqueyras is a 60/40 split of Grenache and Syrah, and it has lots of darker fruits and peppery herb aromatics...