Chateauneuf du Pape
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Thu - Mostly Sunny. High: 48 Low: 30


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Tasting Notes - Database Updates:
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Vintage Reports

2008 Southern Rhone -
This was a difficult vintage that featured both cooler temperatures and more moisture...
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2007 Southern Rhone -
By all accounts, this is a blockbuster year in the south of France. Parker’s gone as far as stating that the vintage is the greatest...
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2006 Southern Rhone -
Can this region do anything wrong? baring a natural disaster (a la 2002), these producers continue to put out simply phenomenal juice. From 1998 on...
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2005 Southern Rhone -
This vintage continued the regions hot streak and saw considerable hype in the media. The producers loved the wines and early reports from barrel sample...
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Current Issue
South of France

Issue #3
Back to France!


This issue focus on a handful of regions, including:

  • 174 reviews and 107 different producers from the South of France.
  • 51 reviews from the Northern Rhône.
  • 33 reviews from Spain.
  • A Rhone Ranger followup.
  • Value recs as well as top rated wines.
  • 2008 & 2009 vintage summaries from Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
  • Buying strategies and more...


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