RHONE VALLEY FRANCE WINES

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Delas Freres, this great northern Rhone negociant spearheaded by their brilliant oenologist and winemaker, Jacques Grange, has consistently made fabulous wines from the northern appellations, but only recently upgraded the quality of their southern Rhone selections. These are the finest southern..

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La Grande Ribe, Rhone red blend from Cotes du Rhone Villages Centenaire is a true value wine. Robert Parker "blockbuster" for under $15!

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The 2012 Cotes du Rhone Rose presents with aromas of rose petals, and orange rind and it encompasses a medium body, racy acidity, and a clean, dry finish. A truly wonderful rose from Domaine Charvin.

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Vacqueyras is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC) in the southern Rhone wine region of France, along the banks of the River Ouveze. It is primarily a red wine region, often known as the little brother of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

When a Vacqueyras is exceptional, as this one..

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This strong aromatic wine prolongs its freshness by an elegant and harmonious finish. ..

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The 2009 Crozes Hermitage is very dark and deep with aromas of small red fruits like cherry and strawberry as well as delicate oak. On the palate it is opulent with evident tannicity which is balanced nicely with aromas of blackcurrant and vanilla.

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Our customers having been loving this wine over the last several years.

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Rasteau Cuvee Marc received a Gold medal at Concours General Agricole Paris in 2011 and a Bronze medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2011.

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"Run by Denis Alary and increasingly his young son, Jean-Etienne, who is still a teenager, this estate produces some of the finest wines that emerge from the Cotes du Rhone village of Cairanne." (Robert Parker) The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhone is a picture..

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Maxime Graillot, son of famed Crozes-Hermitage pioneer Alain Graillot, began making very small quantities Domaine des Lises in Crozes-Hermitage in 2004. Compared to his father's wines, Maxime’s have more heft and fruit, thanks possibly to the fact that he de-stems the grapes before the vatting.