Some more tasting notes on the toothsome 2005 vintage, in the Southern Rhône this time. See also the second tranche of notes on the Northern Rhône . The...

Well over 50 more tasting notes on Northern Rhône wines from the extremely promising 2005 vintage. See also 2005 Rhône – first set of tasting notes . (JH) denotes...

See also my 2005 Rhône tasting notes and those on Chapoutier’s 2005s .   These wines were tasted, in response to a request in members' forum...

These supplement my tasting notes on 2005 Rhônes already published. It’s been a long time since I have tasted as comprehensive a range of Chapoutier wines as this....

Mar 21 - See also lots more notes on Northern Rhône 2005s . The 2005 Rhône wines I have tasted so far are looking very good. We have had a run of good vintages in the...

If I had to give two words of advice to lovers of French wine today, scouting in any price range, they would be ‘o’ and ‘five’.The 2005 vintage seemed exceptional at the time virtually...