Rhone Valley
Rhone Valley
Sainte Anne 2022 Cotes Du Rhone Villages
French Red
$32.99
In a hidden gem of the Cotes-du-Rhone Villages, Saint-Gervais, winemaker Guy Steinmaier channels his Burgundy roots into this classic, Grenache-forward Rhône blend. Set just northwest of Tavel and Lirac, Saint-Gervais sits along the same latitude as renowned Gigondas, yielding a wine brimming with concentrated currant, plum, and red raspberry preserves, complemented by white pepper and subtle mineral and earthy tones.
This vibrant, traditional expression pairs beautifully with slow-cooked lamb stew with apricots and warm spices or a spiced lentil and roasted red pepper curry with coconut milk and cumin.
Chateau Maucoil 2019 Chateauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
$76.99
Sun-warmed strawberry and red cherry lead, sharpened by cassis and blackberry and layered with brambly herbs. The palate is richly concentrated and penetrating, yet zesty and vibrant, with dark fruit, spice and savoury depth held by fine, tautly composed tannins. Generous in scale but balanced, finishing with freshness and precision.
Domaine Sainte-Anne 2020 Saint-Gervais Cotes-du-Rhone Villages
French Red
$44.99
Generous but composed, with cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant layered over pepper, thyme and a quiet earthy note. The palate is dry and savoury, bringing dark fruit, fine spice and supple texture into a balanced finish. A short decant will help the blend open; serve with roast lamb, grilled sausages, braised beef, mushrooms or herb-led Provençal dishes.
Famille Perrin 2016 Le Grand Prébois Blanc
French White
$14.99
White flowers lead an elegant, refined and supple palate. The fruit comes from a ten-hectare vineyard just outside Orange, on stony terraces of limestone, sand and clay. Viognier and Marsanne are vinified with temperature control in enamel tanks at about 19°C for roughly three weeks, then bottled six months after harvest. Serve at around 10°C to preserve the wine’s floral lift and gentle texture.
Maison Lavau 2021 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$24.99
Blackcurrant and crushed raspberry appear in a fresh, fruit-led profile. Grenache accounts for sixty percent of the blend and Syrah forty percent. Fruit is selected from the southern Rhône between Montélimar and Nîmes. The grapes are destemmed and receive a cold pre-fermentation maceration, followed by about fifteen days in temperature-controlled vats with pumping over. The wine ages in vats.
E. Guigal 2014 Côtes du Rhône Rosé
French Rosé
$29.99
Light raspberry in colour, with sweet cherry, strawberry, honeysuckle and Provençal herbs in the profile. The palate is medium-bodied, rounded and supple. The wine is dry, fruity and rich, while the finish carries fruit and a light bitterness. The blend combines sixty percent Grenache, thirty percent Cinsault and ten percent Syrah. It contains thirteen point five percent alcohol.
Les Halos de Jupiter 2024 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$29.99
The profile includes red and black fruit, violet, pepper, stony minerality, medium body, freshness and length. The blend contains seventy percent Grenache, twenty percent Mourvèdre and ten percent Syrah. Grapes grow on limestone and galet soils, are fully destemmed and mature in concrete vats. The wine comes from Côtes du Rhône in France’s Rhône Valley and contains fifteen percent alcohol.
Domaine Martinelle 2022 Dentelles Ventoux
French Red
$29.99
Ripe black and red fruit appears with garrigue and sweet spice. The style is lighter and refreshing, with acidity. The blend contains seventy percent Mourvèdre, twenty percent Grenache and ten percent Syrah from organically farmed, southeast-facing terraces on clay-limestone soils. Grapes are harvested by hand and the wine matures in concrete vats. The vineyards sit at higher altitude behind the Dentelles de Montmirail.
Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier 2016 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$30.99
Dark berries, plum, herbs, sweet spice, garrigue and liquorice sit in a balanced profile with tannic finesse and length. The blend contains sixty-five percent Syrah and thirty-five percent Grenache, with fourteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. Pebbly soils lie over sand and marl, and the grapes are harvested by hand. Maturation takes place in concrete tanks for twelve months.
Domaine de Marcoux NV Raisin de Loup Rouge
French Red
$33.99
Red grapes from two plots on the right bank of the Rhône grow in alluvial and silty soils. Grenache, Syrah and Caladoc are harvested by hand, sorted, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation begins with native yeasts, with daily pump-overs, and maturation takes place in concrete. The vineyard is certified organic by ECOCERT, and the wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur.
Rémy Ferbras 2016 Terre de Mistral Vacqueyras
French Red
$34.99
Deep violet in colour, with concentrated black fruit, bay leaf and garrigue. The palate is dense and rich, with a defined tannic structure. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre come from clay-and-sand soils mixed with rounded stones at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The grapes are destemmed and crushed, then fermented by variety between twenty-six and twenty-eight degrees with three weeks of maceration. Part of the wine matures in barrel and demi-muid.
Domaine de l’Ecu 2020 Nobis Syrah
French Red
$34.99
Juicy fruit and pepper spice define a supple red profile. The Syrah comes from organically and biodynamically farmed Southern Rhône plots planted approximately twenty-five to thirty years ago. The grapes were harvested by hand and destemmed. Fermentation lasted ten days with indigenous yeasts, followed by pneumatic pressing and ten months in stainless steel. The wine was bottled without filtration or clarification at fourteen and a half percent alcohol.
Château de Saint Cosme 2024 Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$39.99
Intense white pepper, ripe black cherry and wild herbs shape a perfumed profile, joined by peppery red and black fruit, spice and mineral character. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh, focused and balanced, with a savory aftertaste. This red wine is made entirely from Syrah grown in the southern Rhône, and it carries the Côtes du Rhône appellation.
Domaine Maby 2021 La Fermade Blanc Lirac
French White
$39.99
Bright light-yellow with green reflections, the wine combines yellow plum, spring flowers and a chalky note. The palate is silky, rounded and clean, with lively freshness. The blend is forty percent Clairette, thirty-five percent Grenache Blanc and twenty-five percent Picpoul. Vines average thirty-nine years old. Fermentation lasts five weeks in tank, and maturation takes place in stainless steel.
Domaine Wilfried 2019 L’Affable Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$39.99
The blend brings together Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache Noir and Syrah. Grapes at the estate are harvested by hand and sorted, while fermentation uses native yeasts without oenological additions. Maturation takes place mainly in concrete vats. Depending on the release and cuvée, a light sulphur addition may follow malolactic fermentation or precede bottling. The vineyards are organically certified.
Pierre Amadieu 2021 Les Hautes Rives Cairanne
French Red
$41.99
Hand-picked Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah come from hillside vines rooted in light marl and pebbles above the Aygues. Fermentation lasts fourteen days in stainless steel vats and concrete tanks, with unballasting and pumping over. Ageing takes place entirely in tank. The red wine is full-flavoured and smooth, with balance and freshness, and its stated cellar potential is five years.
Domaine Duseigneur 2023 Sakura
French Red
$42.99
Deep purple colour introduces black and red fruit, cherry, pepper, sweet spice, floral and herbal notes. The palate is round, velvety and fruit-forward, with a fresh, juicy character. A lightly bitter finish carries vegetal and dark-fruit nuances. This Vin de France red was produced as a low-sulphur natural wine and carries organic and biodynamic classifications.
Le Raisin et l’Ange 2023 Pause Canon Rosé
French Rosé
$45.99
Red and black fruit shape this round, fresh rosé, with a supple finish. The blend combines fifty percent Plant de Brunel with twenty percent Grenache Noir, twenty percent Syrah and ten percent Merlot. Vinification uses a higher share of whole clusters than the previous vintage, while ageing takes place in stainless steel. The grapes are certified organic, and the wine is made without oenological additives.
Pierre Amadieu 2021 Les Capelets Saint-Joseph
French Red
$52.99
Syrah grows on steep granite and gneiss slopes and is harvested by hand. Fermentation takes place at controlled temperature in stainless steel, followed by maturation in oak. Blackcurrant and raspberry sit with leather and liquorice, while red fruit and violet accompany mineral, cocoa and animal notes. The profile has roundness and silky tannins, and alcohol is thirteen percent by volume.
Thibaud Capellaro 2021 Ombre & Lumière
French Red
$52.99
Grenache, Syrah and Viognier are vinified separately, using a mix of carbonic fermentation, skin contact and direct pressing. The wine spends nine months in barrels and older demi-muids, with no fining, filtration or added sulphur. Fruit comes from vineyards on granite and clay-limestone soils in the Rhône and Ardèche. The vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically without certification, and alcohol is thirteen percent by volume.
Domaine Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet 2020 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
French White
$58.99
Freshness and lightness define this Marsanne, with honeysuckle and Canada apple. Fine citrus zest, a measured sense of weight, discreet oak and butter are also present. Made entirely from Marsanne, the dry white comes from Crozes-Hermitage. The producer’s vineyards and cellar sit three kilometres south of Tain-l’Hermitage, within the northern Rhône landscape surrounding the Hermitage appellation.
Louis Bernard Domaine La Crau des Papes 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
$58.99
Intense colour with violet hues accompanies stewed red fruit, spice and balsamic notes. The palate is expressive, round and generous, with silky tannins, a supple attack and a long spicy finish. The blend is sixty percent Grenache and forty percent Syrah. Destemmed grapes ferment with natural yeast in stainless steel, with fifteen to twenty days of maceration and eight to ten months in vats.
Vidal-Fleury 2018 Saint-Joseph Rouge
French Red
$59.99
Dense purple-ruby colour accompanies black cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, cigar, thyme, bay, eucalyptus, nutmeg, pepper and clove. The palate is harmonious, fruity and fresh. The tannins envelop the palate, with toasted notes in the length. Syrah undergoes three weeks of traditional maceration with indigenous-yeast fermentation. Maturation lasts three months in tank and twelve months in foudres, followed by four months in bottle.
Famille Perrin 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Sinards
French Red
$59.99
The profile includes red and blue berries, wild dry herbs and a meaty note. Red and black fruit, spice and a long finish are also present. Fruit from vines under twenty years old at Beaucastel and two neighbouring vineyards ferments in wooden and stainless-steel vats. The wines are tasted to determine the final blend, then matured in foudres for two years.
Domaine du Vieux Lazaret 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
$61.99
Cherry and anise appear with red berries and sweet spice. Rooibos tea and sandalwood smoke are also present. The palate is textured, generous and dense, with polished tannins and a full body. The blend consists of sixty percent Grenache, twenty-five percent Syrah, ten percent Mourvèdre and five percent Cinsault. The wine is dry, red and fifteen percent alcohol.
Domaine de la Jaufrette 2014 Vacqueyras Rouge
French Red
$64.99
Mushroom, leather and light smoke are present. The red blend comprises sixty-five percent Grenache, fourteen percent Syrah, eleven percent Mourvèdre, four percent Counoise, four percent Cinsault and two percent Terret. Fruit is hand harvested, not crushed or destemmed, and the varieties are vinified together with long vatting. Maturation takes place in foudres and new wood for six to twelve months.
Domaine des Escaravailles 2022 Argilla ad Argillam Rasteau
French Red
$67.99
Purple-red colour accompanies wild blackberry, star anise, rosemary, graphite, mineral notes and salinity. The palate is ample and includes wild fruit. Grenache and Syrah come from the Sambiches site at 340 metres, on red clay and limestone. Grapes are hand harvested and fully destemmed, then fermented separately in concrete. Maturation lasts nine months in amphorae. Serve at 16°C.
Domaine Juliette Avril 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
$67.99
Black raspberry, cassis, violet and blood-orange notes are present in a perfumed, lifted profile. The palate is medium-bodied, with ripe fruit and integrated tannins. The blend is 65 percent Grenache, 25 percent Syrah and 10 percent Mourvèdre. Maturation lasts six months, with 20 percent in foudre and the balance in concrete. Production is approximately 3,300 cases.
Domaine des Lises 2020 Crozes-Hermitage
French Red
$68.99
Black fruit, earth, tobacco leaf, toasted alder and smoke appear with ripeness and density. The tannins are fine and chalky. The hand-harvested Syrah is 70 to 100 percent destemmed. Primary-fruit freshness is retained. Blackberry, pepper, plum and damson add further detail. The wine is certified Organic, contains thirteen percent alcohol and comes from France’s Rhône Valley.
Famille Quiot Les Combes d’Arnevels 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
French White
$69.99
The vines occupy a single islet of plots on a hilly limestone plateau covered with white Urgonian rocks. The site lies in the northwest of the appellation, on a high plateau overlooking the Rhône. Winemaking includes pneumatic pressing, static cold settling, four months on the lees and no malolactic fermentation. Roussanne is vinified and matured separately in barrel before final blending.