Rhone Valley

2004 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2004 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Wine Spectator: 97 Points  Very rich, but cuts like a knife, with dried apricot, marzipan and wet stone notes leading the way for richer flavors of candle wax, heather, honey and white peach on the back end. The long, extremely taut finish...
$235.99
2004 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
E. Guigal
2004 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
Vinous:  95 Points Saturated red. Deep, concentrated aromas of kirsch, cola and blackcurrant, with mounting smokiness and Indian spice qualities. Livelier on the palate, offering sweet raspberry and cherry-cola flavors, velvety texture and a strong...
$449.99
2007 Chateau de Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone
Chateau de Fonsalette
2007 Chateau de Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone
93 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:"Bright red. Black raspberry and floral aromas are complemented by Asian spices, anise and white pepper. Racy, finely etched red berry and cherry flavors stain the palate and become deeper and...
$179.99
2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 Points  The exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will...
$224.97
2009 Chateau Rayas Pignan Chateauneuf du Pape
Chateau Rayas Pignan
2009 Chateau Rayas Pignan Chateauneuf du Pape
A peculiarity of this Châteauneuf du Pape is its blend, which contains an overwhelming proportion of the Grenache grape – about 98%. Flavoring low yields (barely 18 hectolitres per hectare), the winemaker seeks to let an exceptional...
$300.00
2009 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3L
Clos des Papes
2009 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3L
  Wine Spectator: 96 Points  Sinewy and reserved, with a light dusting of cocoa powder over the tangy damson plum, red licorice and cassis notes. The long, supple finish, with a lovely wafting note of Lapsang souchong tea, is packed with...
$999.99
2010 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2010 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Wine Spectator: 99 Points  Ripe and unctuous, showing terrific cut, with heather, white peach, green almond, Anjou pear, persimmon and macadamia nut notes all framed by a toasted brioche hint. Exquisitely detailed through the finish, this shows...
$279.99
2011 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2011 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Wine Spectator: 97 Points  Still a bit reserved aromatically, with hints of orange blossom and crème anglaise peeking out, this features a captivating display of racy quinine, honeysuckle and white peach flavors inlaid into a rich core...
$299.99
2013 Domaine Durban Muscat de Baumes de Venise 375ml
2013 Domaine Durban Muscat de Baumes de Venise 375ml
Importer's Note: At the Domaine de Durban, the grapes are harvested as in the past: picking is done by hand so as not to damage the grapes; sorting is done straight from the vine, in order to eliminate the grapes damaged or not fully ripened. The grape...
$15.50
2013 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2013 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 94-97 Points  Still in barrel at the time of this tasting, the 2013 Hermitage will certainly be one of the wines of the vintage. Offering classic, granite-induced notes of smoked dark fruits, graphite, searing...
$299.99
2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Wine Spectator: 98 Points Honeysuckle, verbena and chamomile aromas stream out first, followed by a remarkably creamy core of yellow apple, white peach, heather honey and warm mirabelle plum notes. Hazelnut oil and brioche line the finish,...
$299.99
2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
Vinous: 95-97 Points Tasted in components: #1, from Peleat: Vibrant red and dark berry character, along with intense floral and mineral nuances and silky texture. #2, from Beaume: Heady, smoke- and spice- accented dark berry and floral pastille...
$299.99
2015 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1.5L
Château de Beaucastel
2015 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1.5L
James Suckling: 97 Points All 13 grapes. This has a dark fruited, blueberry and blue plum nose with wide swinging tannins. Some white peppery elements, violets, brooding dark spices, blue fruits and dark plums. Builds from the ground up. Dark...
$187.99
Domaine Durban
2015 Domaine Durban Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 375ml (half bottle)
Importer's Note: At the Domaine de Durban, the grapes are harvested as in the past: picking is done by hand so as not to damage the grapes; sorting is done straight from the vine, in order to eliminate the grapes damaged or not fully ripened. The grape...
$15.50
2015 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2015 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc
Jeb Dunnuck: 100 Points  Matching the otherworldly 2009, the 2015 Hermitage Blanc is a perfect wine and certainly one of the greatest whites ever made from this hallowed estate. The normal blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from the...
$314.99
2015 Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne
Guigal
2015 Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne
One of three single-vineyard Cru Côte Rôtie in the Guigal estate, La Landonne is a remarkable expression of terroir and one of the world’s most coveted wines. And for good reason, as La Landonne is situated on one of the steepest...
$495.00
2015 Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline
Guigal
2015 Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline
La Mouline is historically the oldest vineyard site in Cote-Rotie, with walls dating back 2,400 years. Today its vines are also the oldest in the region, averaging 90 years of age, with the oldest dating back to plantings in the 1890s, from the first...
$495.00
2016 Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage La Guiraude
Alain Graillot
2016 Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage La Guiraude
Crozes-Hermitage has long been a great appellation for those looking for value when it comes to the best producers working in the most esteemed parcels. But, even as Graillot's wines nail the value element, they stand out from the pack, as he is...
$64.99
2016 Bernard Levet Cote Rotie Les Journaries
Bernard Levet
2016 Bernard Levet Cote Rotie Les Journaries
Bernard and Nicole Levet began the domaine in 1983 with just three and a half hectares of enviable holdings around Ampuis in Cote Rotie. This modest property was passed down through Nicole’s father Marius Chambeyron—a legendarily brazen...
$84.99
2016 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Château de Beaucastel
2016 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Producer's Note:The 2016 vintage in the Southern Rhone valley is exceptional, both in terms of quality and quantity, thanks to idyllic weather conditions that protected the region from climatic accidents throughout the whole year. Pretty pale yellow...
$92.97
2016 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe 'La Crau' Châteauneuf-du-Pape 375ml
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
2016 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe 'La Crau' Châteauneuf-du-Pape 375ml
James Suckling: 98 Points Impressive, complex array of wild cherries, raspberries, garrigue herbs, lightly spiced pastry and stony, chalky minerals. Super-fresh florals. The palate has superb texture, roundness, completeness, depth and detail. Powerful...
$46.99
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
2016 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
Wine Maker's Note:One cannot think of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the most celebrated cru of the Southern Rhone, without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, havingbeen rooted to the enigmatic plateau...
$89.97
2016 Domaine Saint Prefert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Classique
Domaine Saint Prefert
2016 Domaine Saint Prefert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Classique
Vinous: 90-92 Points  Opaque ruby. Smoke-accented blueberry and cherry compote aromas pick up peppery spice, lavender candy and mineral nuances with air. Fleshy and broad on the palate, offering sweet, deeply concentrated red and blue fruit...
$59.97
2017 Chateau St Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides
Chateau de Saint Cosme
2017 Chateau St Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides
Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides is where some of the oldest vines of the estate are found with an average vine age of 90-years. The vineyard is located across the road from Le Claux with Miocene-era sand mixed with clay and...
$142.99
2017 Domaine Pierredon Cotes du Rhone Villages
Domaine Pierredon
2017 Domaine Pierredon Cotes du Rhone Villages
Winery Notes:  The name Signargues, pronounced see-nargues, refers to the plateau: Plateau de Signargues. This plateau was created by the same forces that created the nearby Châteauneuf-du-Pape plateau and, a bit farther north...
$17.97
2017 Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Saint-Damien
2017 Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes
Winery Notes: SOIL TYPE : Quaternary stony soil with deposits. Parcels located on the lower terraced lands of the Gigondas Appellation.GRAPE VARIETY : Grenache 80 %, Mourvèdre 20 %.AGE OF THE VINES : 40 years old, on...
$33.99
2017 Domaine Saint Prefert Chateauneuf du Pape Classic
Domaine Saint Prefert
2017 Domaine Saint Prefert Chateauneuf du Pape Classic
Jeb Dunnuck: 93 Points All the 2017s from this estate are brilliant wines, and the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape should be purchased by the case. It offers a ripe, sexy style as well as complex notes of ripe red and black currants, graphite, melted...
$62.99
2017 Domaine Saint Prefert Reserve Auguste Favier Chateauneuf du Pape
Domaine Saint Prefert
2017 Domaine Saint Prefert Reserve Auguste Favier Chateauneu
Jeb Dunnuck:  95-97 Points The 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Auguste Favier offers more kirsch and blackberry fruits as well as ample charcoal, earth, licorice, and spice nuances. It's full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, layered, and...
$94.99
2017 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas ‘Les Souteyrades’ Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Saint-Damien
2017 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas ‘Les Souteyrades’ Vieilles Vignes
2017 is another classic vintage that produced classic wines and, at a property like this, they are very classic indeed!  The vintage brought with it beautifully defined fruit, great levels of natural acidity and rich, robust tannins.  Old vines...
$50.00
$39.99
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
2017 Vieux Telegraph Chateauneuf du Pape
Jeb Dunnuck 95 Points As always, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape sees a small amount of stems, and the blend is 60% Grenache, 15% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the rest an assortment of varieties. Red currants, lavender, salty minerality,...
$104.97
2017 Yves Cuilleron Condrieu La Petite Cote
Yves Cuilleron
2017 Yves Cuilleron Condrieu La Petite Cote
Style: An expressive and seductive wine. The nose evokes a basket of fruits gilded by the sun, apricot, quince, peach and citrus fruits. Some sweet notes of flowers (lilac, rose and violet) and honey make the whole set even more charming. The mouth is...
$59.97
Alain Graillot
2018 Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage Blanc
VARIETAL COMPOSITION: Roughly 80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne. FERMENTATION: Grapes are pressed upon arrival at the winery. After settling, about 50% of the must is fermented in barrel (1-year-old oak from top Burgundy producers such as Sauzet). The other...
$35.97
2018 Chateau de Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone Rouge
Chateau de Saint Cosme
2018 Chateau de Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone Rouge
Château de Saint Cosme is the leading estate of Gigondas and produces the benchmark wines of the appellation. The property has been in the hands of the Barruol family since 1570. Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992 making a dramatic...
$22.00
$14.99
2018 Domaine Saint Prefert Cotes du Rhone Rouge ‘Clos Beatus Ille’
Domaine Saint Prefert
2018 Domaine Saint Prefert Cotes du Rhone Rouge ‘Clos Beatus Ille’
Fashioned from 85% Grenache and 15% Cinsault from La Lionne, in the Sorgues district at the southern border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the grapes for this cuvee were simply destemmed, fermented and then aged for six months in cement tanks, the simplest...
$40.00
$35.99