Rhône
The Rhône Valley, located in southeastern France, is renowned for its exceptional fine wines. With its diverse terroir, rich history, and dedication to quality winemaking, the Rhône Valley offers a captivating selection of wines that embody the region's elegance, complexity, and distinctive character.
The Rhône Valley boasts its own iconic vineyards and wineries, including Château de Beaucastel, Domaine Guigal, and Chapoutier, which are celebrated for producing exceptional wines that showcase the region's unique terroir and winemaking expertise.
The Rhône Valley is renowned for its red wines, particularly in the northern part of the region. Syrah reigns as the dominant grape variety, producing intense and structured wines. Appellations such as Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and Cornas are known for their robust and age-worthy reds, often displaying notes of black fruits, spice, and earthiness. Famous vineyards such as La Landonne, La Mouline, and Les Bessards are revered for their exceptional expressions of Syrah.
In the southern Rhône Valley, Grenache takes centre stage, contributing to the region's bold and fruit-forward red blends. The renowned appellation of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is famous for its rich and full-bodied red wines, often featuring a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre. Vineyards like Château de Beaucastel, Clos des Papes, and Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe produce remarkable wines that showcase the region's commitment to excellence.
The Rhône Valley is also celebrated for its white wines, particularly in the northern part of the region. Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne are the key grape varieties, producing aromatic and complex whites. Appellations like Condrieu and Hermitage produce exceptional white wines known for their floral aromas, stone fruit flavors, and vibrant acidity.
Rhône
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Rhone | 1 | - | HK$4,050.00 | |||||
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Rhone | 1 | - | HK$3,690.00 | |||||
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Rhone | 1 | 93 (VN) | HK$6,325.00 | |||||
Vinous (93)Bright red. Black raspberry and floral aromas are complemented by Asian spices, anise and white pepper. Racy, finely etched red berry and cherry flavors stain the palate and become deeper and sweeter with air. Shows no rough edges and finishes with superb focus and sweet, sappy persistence. This puts most Chateauneufs in the shade. |
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Rhone | 1 | - | HK$3,880.00 | |||||
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Experience the exquisite allure of the Jasmin Cote Rotie La Giroflarie 1982. Heralding from the esteemed vineyards of Cote Rotie, Northern Rhone, France, this prestigious wine is the embodiment of tradition and mastery in vinification. Cultivated from Syrah grapes elegantly interlaced with viognier, this masterpiece of a vintage comprises profundity and complexity perfectly encapsulated in each bottle by Robert Jasmin and his familial lineage. The Jasmin Cote Rotie La Giroflarie 1982 is famous for its buoyant nose of black fruits and floral undertones finished with a hint of leather and spice. Aged in oak barrels, it radiates an enthralling palate of dark berries intertwined with light and rounded tannins, harmonising to proffer a subtly lingering finish. True connoisseurs will delight in this robust yet elegant red wine, recognising the Jasmin family’s exceptional stewardship - underpinned by their profound respect for the terroir, and commitment to minimal intervention upon nature's course. The Jasmin Cote Rotie La Giroflarie 1982 is indeed a remarkable tribute to both the vintage and winemaking heritage. |
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Rhone | 1 | 100 (WCI) | HK$25,520.00 | |||||
The Wine Cellar Insider (100)This is thrilling to swirl, sniff and sip from the moment the wine hits your glass. Elegant, concentrated, long, rich and refined, the smoky, earthy, rock-strewn fruits grace your palate and linger for at least 60 seconds! Prices for this gem have really shot up over the past few years. If you are lucky enough to have a bottle or two, or you have the disposable income, this is a heart-stopping tasting experience. |
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Rhone | 1 | 96 (DC) | HK$7,130.00 | |||||
Decanter (96)A tasting of the constituent lieux-dits before blending was as instructive as ever. Péléat was smooth, silky and red-fruited with good acidity; Beaumes slightly meatier, a little less concentrated than a typical year, but with good tannic drive; L'Ermite was serious, dry and mineral; Bessards very strict, with tight, rigid tannins. The final blend is likely to produce a structural rather than generous style of Hermitage, with tannins that will need a long time in bottle to settle. This will be ascetic in youth, then complex and textural with age. |
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Rhone | 3 | 100 (JD) | HK$6,990.00 | |||||
Jeb Dunnuck (100)One of the wines of the vintage, the 2015 Côte Rôtie Belle Helene is up there with the handful of greatest young Syrahs I've ever been lucky enough to taste. Coming all from the Côte Rozier lieu-dit in the northern portion of the appellation, just above Guigal's la Landonne lieu-dit, this majestic wine offers incredible blue fruits, liquid violets, olive tapenade, and aged meats. Full-bodied, ultra-fine, deep, concentrated, and as seamless and pure as it gets. It's already approachable (which is rare for this cuvée) due to its perfectly ripe tannin, yet will need 7-8 years of bottle age and keep for 2-3 decades. |
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Rhone | 1 | 96-98 (JD) | HK$1,900.00 | |||||
Jeb Dunnuck (96-98)The Grenache-dominated 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Réserve Des Deux Frères, which includes 15% Syrah, is another behemoth of a wine from this brilliant estate that readers will adore. Still again in used barrels, it has plenty of cassis, spicy oak, pepper, violets, and licorice notes to go with a full-bodied, ultra-pure, seamless style on the palate. It’s certainly a bigger, richer wine compared to the Mon Aïeul, with some wood to integrate, yet it too is as seamless, pure, and layered as they come. |
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Rhone | 1 | 91+ (VN) | HK$27,260.00 | |||||
Vinous (91+)Medium red-ruby. Smoky redcurrant nose, with hints of game, leather and pepper; surmuri notes of dried fruits. Fat but quite fine; less sweet and fruit-driven today than the Pignan but more complex, more serious. This has solid structure for aging. The Pignan always tastes better young than Rayas, Reynaud points out. |
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Rhone | 1 | 97.0 | HK$24,900.00 | |||||
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (VN) | HK$18,180.00 | |||||
Vinous (94)Bright ruby-red. An exotic bouquet presents black raspberry, incense, Asian spices and blood orange. On the palate, sweet red and dark berry flavors become more tangy and spicy with air. Shows an impressive blend of depth and vivacity and finishes with outstanding focus and thrust and gentle tannic grip. Evidently this wine didn't get the memo that 2011 couldn't produce outstanding wines. |
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Rhone | 1 | - | HK$6,485.00 | |||||
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Rhone | 1 | - | HK$9,465.00 | |||||
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Rhone | 1 | 92 (VN) | HK$7,130.00 | |||||
Vinous (92)(aged in 60% new oak): Glass-staining ruby. Powerful, mineral-accented aromas of dark fruit liqueur, vanilla, incense and candied violet carry a spicy topnote. Juicy black and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors become sweeter and deeper with air. Rich and seamless in texture, with very good finishing clarity, well-knit tannins and lingering floral and fruitcake notes. |
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