In the vineyards of Côte Rôtie
I took a break from tasting yesterday to wander through the vineyards of Côte Rôtie. I was mainly in Côte
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Rhone
Highlights: Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage 2020
Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage 2020 Northern Rhône, FranceI can’t remember ever having a bad bottle from Dard & Ribo, the natural
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The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône
One of the top names in the northern Rhône, Réné Rostaing built up his domaine from scratch, and now has
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture
Website: https://www.famillegassier.com/en/ Michel Gassier is one of the leading producers in Costières de Nîmes, and has two domaines, making three
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (2) Château Morgues du Grès
Website: https://www.mourguesdugres.com/en/ Jamie Goode begins his exploration of the Costières de Nîmes with a visit to the excellent Château Morgues
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Ventoux, making fresh wines in the Southern Rhône
Mont Ventoux is well known to cycle fans around the world as being a key (and rather brutal) stage in
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The wines of Graeme and Julie Bott (Domaine GJ Bott): what happens when a Kiwi comes to the Northern Rhône and finds love and a vocation
Website: https://www.domaine-gjbott.fr/en/ Graeme Bott is a Kiwi and he married Julie, who’s French and was born in the northern Rhône.
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Michel Chapoutier, begetter of biological life, advocate of love and latent English vigneron presents his Sélections Parcellaires en primeur 2021 to a salivating crowd
Chapoutier talks of granite, lovemaking, Jefferson, sentient plants, vines on the Scilly Isles and the strength of life over death.
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Highlights: Chapoutier Saint-Pierre Cornas 2019 Northern Rhône, France
A real treat to try this new Cornas lieu dit from Chapoutier. It’s brilliant. There’s some sternness and structure, but
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A spotlight on Hermitage: exploring the famous hill and tasting 25 examples
The appellation of Hermitage, in France’s northern Rhône wine region, is a place of wine pilgrimage, because this is where
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