Rhone (South) - 2006
Great wine from everywhere and because conditions were less marked by drought, successes are evenly spread. Châteauneufs are sumptuous; combining the power and strength of 2005 or 2001 with the roundness of 2000 – a winning combination. Gigondas is very special in 2006, and not surprisingly, Vacqueyras, Beaumes de Venise and Séguret, all next door to Gigondas, are good, too. Grapes ripened more evenly and produced softer rounder tannins in 2006 than in any vintage since 2000. The vintage was a success across all appellations and the individual characteristics and nuances are clearly and deliciously defined.
Marcel Orford-Williams
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Gilles Ferran is earning a reputation for his deliciously full and smooth reds. The 2006 is ripe, juicy and soft, and does not show its 15 degrees of alcohol.
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£10.50
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£126
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- Product Code
- RH19441
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache Syrah
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A fabulous cuvée of 100% syrah from an outstanding estate in the southern Rhône.
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£15.50
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£186
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- Product Code
- RH21571
- Dominant Grape
- Syrah / Shiraz
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From a famous estate, now back on track, this is is big, full-bodied Châteauneuf, brimming with rich, spicy fruit.
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£19.50
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£117
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- Product Code
- RH21451
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache Syrah Mourvedre
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A third of this comes from Beaucastel, including all the mourvèdre. There is also a sizeable part from near the Clos des Papes. A lot of finesse here with some delicious roasted fruit.
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£20
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£120
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- Product Code
- RH20211
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache Syrah Mourvedre
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Not dissimilar to the very successful 2004 Roquète and delicious now after a few years in bottle. Though Roquète is part of the same estate as Vieux Télégraphe there is a conscious effort to maintain
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£22
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£132
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- Product Code
- RH19591
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache Syrah Mourvedre
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Jean and Mickey Gonnet use some of their 100-year-old grenache to make this very full and concentrated cuvée of Châteauneuf. This is thickly textured and very rich.
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£35
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£210
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- Product Code
- RH19601
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache Syrah Mourvedre
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