By Omar Raafat, Bibendum Fine Wine Trade Sales
Until a recent trip to the Rhone I would have said the South with very little hesitation – I’ve always loved the intensity of the fruit, the garrigue character and the complexity from the blend of heady Grenache with the darker and more structured Syrah and Mourvedre. As a region it has always offered great value from …
By Camilla Bowler
The warm, rather than hot summer, which resulted in very well-balanced wines in the Southern Rhone might perhaps have been more difficult for those in the Northern Rhone. Some of the Chateauneuf growers warned us that grapes in less favourable Northern sites may have struggled to ripen – but then, perhaps they would say that! We kept an open mind …
By Camilla Bowler
2009 was a rather good vintage in a certain south west corner of France. Rumour has it that it has been pretty good in other French wine-growing regions too! We were therefore more than usually excited this year to be off to the Rhone to taste the 2009s.
First stop was Cote Rotie. At Domaine Jamet, Jean-Paul was on good form, as he …
