Rhône Rangers

Famille Perrin

Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2024

2024 vintage. Consistent producer but not exactly the cheapest chicken on the ranch these daze. Will hold out for library releases or for what can be scoured in the gray/grey market. — 6 days ago

Joel, Douglas and 6 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Coudoulet de Beaucastel Côtes du Rhône Red Rhône Blend 1998

Fully mature, still shows some primary redfruits, good acidity, longish finish, really a fine CdR!! — a month ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Tom, Dave and 8 others liked this

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Medium-heavy body. Needs time/patience but shows pretty well currently if you're out of either/both. 6.3.26. — a month ago

Jan, Ruud and 10 others liked this

E. Guigal

Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah

vintage 2015 | spicy, pepper, morelcherries, strict, good acidity — a month ago

Jay, Daniel and 9 others liked this

Château de Trinquevedel

Tavel Grenache Rosé 2024

A classic! Got to love the color on Trinquevedel. Candied apple, watermelon. Great wine, friendly price. — a month ago

Domaine de la Janasse

Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2018

Chris Albin
9.1

Beautifully fruity and funky — a month ago

Thierry Allemand

Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2017

Dark fruits with notes of meat, graphite, spice, licorice, mineral & violets — 2 months ago

Joel, Jean-Philip and 13 others liked this

Château de Saint-Cosme

Côtes du Rhône Syrah 2024

100% Syrah showing opaque purple in the glass. Inky and aromatic with pepper and pomegranate. Killer pairing for ribeye au poivre in Torrey, Utah. 14.5% abv. but not hot. — 5 hours ago

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2019

Dark red cherry, berry fruit with notes of meat, savory spices, licorice, violets & tobacco — 9 days ago

Ira, Juan and 5 others liked this

Château La Nerthe

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2024

Very fresh. Nice fruit and finish. — 4 days ago

Quinn liked this

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2012

The 99 Chenin was oxed but the Clape was glorious. - at Archer — a month ago

Peter, Scott@Mister and 5 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2022

Beyond beautiful! Immediately soft upon opening—had planned to decant for 4-6 hours but decided against. Open and had small taste with Maggie Harrison around noon. Decided to re-cork it and decanted at 4PM.
At noon I got (very unexpected) cranberry notes on the nose and the palate was considerably more gentle than expected.

After two hour decant: Soft (cat tongue), integrated tannins, pomegranate, black cherry begins to emerge. Herbs, smoky/meaty notes emerge


Tasted: 5.20.26
Attendees: Mark Cerimele, Maggie Harrison, Steve Pfancuff, Lorne McClelland, Andy McCray, Denise Casino, Randy Nelson
— a month ago

M. Chapoutier

Belleruche Côtes-du-Rhône Grenache-Syrah Blend

2024 vintage.
Grenache and Syrah blend.
Bright ruby colour.
Medium bodied, spicy, lively and juicy.
Plums, cherries, raspberries and currants with a woodsy, slightly earthy and a white pepper finish.
— 2 months ago

Bob and Tom liked this

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2008

Rayas 08 exceeded my expectations — it was in great condition. We decanted it at 3 PM and started drinking at 7 PM. In the first phase, it showed sweet red fruit notes. In the second phase, herbal/vegetal notes emerged. In the third phase, a cooling mintiness appeared.

This bottle wasn't as explosively aromatic as the 07 I opened last time — that 07, after two hours of decanting, unleashed an incredibly rich and enchanting floral bouquet. It was like the scent of a garden transitioning from summer into autumn — grand and opulent, with a hint of fading beauty. Notes of black cherry, rose, and blood orange intertwined, and the aromas kept evolving over time — garrigue, incense — complex and alluring, with a grand structure and a rich, round palate.

The 08, on the other hand, feels more like a refined lady from a scholarly family — graceful, gentle, intellectual, with no aggressive edge.
— 4 days ago

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

Télégramme Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2016

Lovely sweet Grenache based fruit in an excellent vintage. Sweetness is the over riding palate descriptor reflective of the ripe vintage - red currant. A long persistent flavour profile. Telegramme is the second wine of Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe. — a month ago

Shay, Ray and 13 others liked this

E. Guigal

Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2015

Shay A
9.5

94-95

This was one of the wines I served for my annual WWC hosting. All wines served blind.

93 syrah/ 7 viognier

The third syrah in my lineup was a wine I've enjoyed a few times over the last five years. Bangin' vintage and in a style I enjoy (syrah and vio). Purple-black in the glass, it offers up killer aromatics of rich, dark fruit, some baking spice, and smoked meat. Even with nearly four hours, this was a monster in structure with tannin that paired beautifully with an herb crusted lamb rack. Powerful on the palate with smoked berries, bacon, espresso, vanilla and a savory finish. Still on the upswing with lots of wonderful Cote-Rotie fireworks in store. Wish I had another!
— a month ago

Somm, Tom and 19 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

L'Hermitage Syrah 2022

2022, figgy, plum with undertones of bacon at first open. very elegant and soft on palate. beautiful. about 4 hrs later- decanted. change? more mineral, tannins are showing more now than at opening. dried fig, meaty. bolder fruit on back end of palate thru the finish. iron on finish. drinking great but more time would certainly be better. — a month ago

Shay liked this

Domaine Faury

Saint Joseph Syrah 2020

Clean fruit. Mixed peppercorn. Tasty old world Syrah. — 2 months ago

AEL, Scott@Mister and 1 other liked this