Posts Tagged ‘Northern Rhone’

Oct
24

The Battle of the Rhones: North vs South – Cote Rotie Domaine Jamet

By Omar Raafat, Bibendum Fine Wine Trade Sales

Omar Rafaat

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 …

Sep
07

Tasting Rhone 2009 – Day 1 Northern Rhone

By Camilla Bowler

Le_Cote_Rotie

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 …

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