Southern Rhone Valley
| 2024 Piaugier Grange Piaugier Blanc On Sale for $20 | Sablet / Southern Rhone Valley / France 100% Grenache Noir The Autran family’s Domaine de Piaugier is located in the Southern Rhone village of Sablet, an area especially known for its fine, sandy soils. For the Grange de Piaugier Blanc, grapes from younger vines are employed and only the first press, clear free run juice is retained. |
| 2023 Charbonniere Tradition Blanc On Sale for $48 | Châteauneuf-du-Pape / Rhone Valley / France 40% Roussanne, 40% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette The Maret family has been farming in the appellation of Chateauneuf-du-Pape for four generations. Their white Chateauneuf comes only from estate vineyards and is aged in a combination of stainless steel and new oak barrels (20%). |
| 2019 Saint Cosme Chateau de Rouanne On Sale for $20 | Vinsobres / Southern Rhone Valley / France 50% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre The village of Vinsobres is located in the northern sector of the Southern Rhone and often relies a bit heavier on Syrah. Saint Cosme’s Louis Barruol manages the Chateau Rouanne with the same exacting standards as that of his acclaimed Gigondas property. |
| 2020 Janasse Les Garrigues On Sale for $36 | Cotes-du-Rhone / Southern Rhone Valley / France 100% Grenache Sourced from very old vines planted next door to Chateauneuf-du-Pape, this pure Grenache offers a sumptuous personality. The wine is aged for 12 months in large casks. |
| 2022 Gour de Chaule Tradition On Sale for $44 | Gigondas / Southern Rhone Valley / France 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre Gour de Chaule’s Gigondas Tradition is sourced from three separate 50-year-old parcels scattered throughout the appellation. The wine is aged for 18 months in large casks and not released until three years after harvest. |
| 2022 Vieille Julienne Trois Sources Rouge On Sale for $65 | Châteauneuf-du-Pape / Southern Rhône Valley / France Primarily: Grenache; Secondarily: Syrah, Mourvedre; Also: Terret, Cinsault, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccarese Sourced from vineyards featuring sand, pebbles and red clay, the Trois Sources is a deceptively complex red built for the cellar. The Daumen family have been farming in Châteauneuf since the early 1900’s. |