Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(Blend)

Wine Style:
Often big, rich, full-bodied with spicy and raspberries flavors with capability for 5 to 20 bottle aging.
Flavors:

Origin:
Rhone Valley in France
Found:
California, Australia, and France
The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the […]

Hermitage

Above: Black wine grapes from the Rhone Valley, probably of the Syrah variety used in Hermitage blends/labels. Bottles of Hermitage wines from Domaine Jean-Louis Chave.

Wine Style:
It is full-bodied and tastes almost Bordeaux-like flavors. Suggested food pairings include Beef and Filet Mignon.
Flavors:

Origin:
Rhone in France
Found:
France and Australia

Syrah […]

Pierre Perrin (Chateau de Beaucastel)

To many French Rhone lovers, Château de Beaucastel enjoys an almost legendary reputation as one of the great estates in Châteauneuf du Pape. It is owned by the Perrin family.Our overall impression was Beaucastel wines are made definitely with good quality, they have personality and a sense of place, something […]

Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape in Southern Rhône
Rhône in France

Click to read: Behind The Bottle; Pierre Perrin.
This 17th century wine estate has a vineyard area of 119 hectares, and is located in the town of Courthézon on the southern Rhône in France.
Today, it is run by the fourth generation of the Perrin family. Brothers Jean-Pierre and […]

Southern Rhone
Gigondas (吉恭达斯)

Click here: Map of Gigondas.
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Gigondas has been renowned for the quality of its wines since Roman times although it was not really until Gigondas was classified as a Côtes du Rhône Villages in 1966 that it really began to realise its potential. It achieved AC status in 1971 and today produces […]