Côtes du Rhône
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Pale lemon in colour, this wine displays aromas of apricots and orchard fruits prior to a clean, fresh palate with flavours of citrus fruit and pineapple preceding a dry finish.
- Bottle £12.25
- Bottle Case £147.00
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Côtes du Rhône: Domaine Saint Gayan - a good, firm medium weight ‘grower's’ Côtes du Rhône with a ripe red fruit bouquet, a jammy palate with pleasant spicy undertones and supple tannins.
- Half Bottle £5.75
- Half Bottle Case £138.00
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A warming Northern Rhône Syrah packed with a sleek concentration of dark fruit - a finely crafted, voluptuous offering from top producer Christine Vernay.
- Bottle £17.95
- Bottle Case £215.40
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The is a strapping Rasteau with dark ruby colour, copious quantities of chocolate and black cherry flavours and warming tannins.
This warming blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault out-punches and out-points many a Chateauneuf’ and is just the kind of wine to cosset one through a chilly winter.
- Bottle £12.50
- Bottle Case £150.00
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A deliciously ripe Syrah / Grenache blend with flavours of blackberries, pepper and mocca with pitchy undertones. It is readily approachable from release.
- Bottle £12.95
- Bottle Case £155.40
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This lip-smacking, supple Grenache-based blend has dollops of red fruit and warm, spicy flavours. Made by Jean-Pierre Boisson (Mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape) and his daughter Emilie, it proves that in Southern France the 2012 vintage was a real success story.
- Bottle £8.95
- Bottle Case £107.40
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Packed with a marvellous concentration of plummy, spicy Grenache fruit and offset by fine tannins, this Côtes du Ventoux Château Valcombe is a rounded, warming red wine for immediate gratification.
- Bottle £10.95
- Bottle Case £131.40
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Yapp is know as a Rhône specialist and this is our flagship Côtes du Rhône, so it ought to be very good …and it is!
Spice, jammy fruit and a rich silky finish.
- Bottle £10.25
- Bottle Case £123.00
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A quintessential commercial Côtes du Rhône wine with soft supple tannins, good brambly fruit and a warming, spicy finish.
- Bottle £10.95
- Bottle Case £131.40
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This popular salmon-pink Vin de Pays represents the accessible entry-level of the celebrated Domaine du Père Caboche estate run by the long-standing mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape Jean-Pierre Boisson ably assisted by his daughter Emilie.
- Bottle £8.95
- Bottle Case £107.40
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Côtes du Rhône Wine - Buy Wine from the Côtes du Rhône Region of France
The gargantuan Côtes du Rhône appellation, which was created in 1937, now has over 42,000 hectares under vine, producing over 227 million litres of wine a year. In addition, almost 6000 hectares qualify as Côtes du Rhône – ‘Villages’ – wines from the most favourable locations that are subject to lower yields and stricter regulation. Over 95% of Côtes du Rhône is cultivated in the sunkissed, wind-swept vineyards of the Southern Rhône between Montélimar and Avignon, although there are some small parcels of vines qualifying further north. Production is overwhelmingly centred on red wines, made from Grenache-based blends augmented with lesser volumes of Syrah,Mourvèdre and Cinsault, but some increasingly good dry whites and rosés are being made. Inevitably, standards are variable in such a vast vine area but the region boasts many competent and competitive co-opératives so base quality tends to be high.
The success of Côtes du Rhône wines is not just down to canny marketing, generally speaking they provide unpretentious, versatile, robust country wines that are good value. Furthermore, the last decade has witnessed an outstanding vintage run, with the notable exception of the rain-plagued 2002 vintage. The 2007 and 2009 vintages were exceptionally good and should yield rewarding drinking over the next 3-5+ years. As the saying goes: ‘If it isn’t broken don’t fix it’