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Rhône Rhône 2020

J&B's 2020 Rhônes

Alistair Cooper
Alistair Cooper MW
Tuesday 14 December 2021
Dom La Barroche vines in autumn at sunrise

… and some older vintages too to remind us just how good these wines can be. Above, a view of La Barroche's vines in autumn seen as the sun rises behind Mont Ventoux.

Having been unable to get to the Rhône to taste the 2020s, I was deeply appreciative of a chance to taste a good selection of them last week at Justerini & Brooks’ en primeur tasting in London (notes below). James Lawther MW has already written excellently and extensively about the 2020 vintage, which is another in the long line of very good vintages in both the...