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I include this, the final set of tasting notes from the Grand Rhône Tasting of April 1994, more for completeness than anything else. Other sets of tasting notes are: Guigal LaLas 1978-89... |
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You may not be surprised to read that I am in favour of the spirit of co-operation. (See, for example, A giant step for JR.com .) It was therefore a great pleasure to meet the Rhône Gang... |
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'You must come back and taste the 2009s', was the common refrain when I visited the Rhône Valley last month. I was there to taste the 2008s, which was a strange exercise as, the more I tasted... |
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Halfway through my tasting of several hundred 2008 Châteauneufs, I realised there was something familiar about these juicy, attractive, but rather light fruity reds. Of course! They reminded me... |
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In anticipation of our detailed look at the 2008 vintage in the Rhône Valley - tasting notes to be published tomorrow, overview on Saturday - here are three short films to give you a flavour of... |
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In a move that is unlikely to make her many friends among other producers of Hermitage, Caroline Frey, Paul Jaboulet Aîné's winemaker and daughter of the owner, has decided not to produce a 2008... |
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Thierry Manoncourt of Ch Figeac in St-Émilion will be given the Légion d'Honneur at the château tomorrow. He will be made an Officier, which is apparently one up from a Chevalier. All of this... |
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One of the most exciting aspects of my job is spotting new talent, whether it be the redoubtable MW student Richard Hemming (who has diligently flown off on a round-the-world tour, presumably... |
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From £4.24 and 950 yen. For Bastille Day, a French wine of course. Those who have followed my raves about Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2007 and the southern Rhône generally in this obligingly... |
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Just a few days after the grandaddy of Alsace Jean Hugel breathed his last, so did the grandaddy of the southern Rhône, Paul Avril of Cios des Papes, who died this last weekend, having been ill... |
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Michel Chapoutier is a journalist's dream because he loves to perform via relatively outrageous pronouncements. He came to London recently to present the first showing of his Rhône... |
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The Rhône is currently such a great source of good quality, interesting wine – some of it at extremely good prices – that we are publishing yet more tasting notes, another 115 of them, to... |
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From €5.80, £56 a dozen in bond and $15. Find this wine Those who have been visiting this site regularly for the last few months will know how enthusiastic I am about 2007... |
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See this guide to 2007 Rhône tasting notes on this site. Halfway through my concentrated look at about 300 Châteauneuf 2007s in the village itself at the end of November, I was having a... |
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On this site there are several different collections of tasting notes on the 2007 vintage in the Rhône Valley. Here they are in the order they were published, most recent first: ... |
