James Molesworth`s Recommended Rhône Valley

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James Molesworth`s Recommended Rhône Valley
James Molesworth’s Recommended Rhône Valley Wines
Nearly 1,100 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list of scores and prices for all wines tasted is available at
www.winespectator.com/113011. WineSpectator.com members may access complete reviews using the online Wine Ratings search.
wine
Score
Price
Top 2009 Northern Rhône Reds
Domaine du Coulet Cornas Billes Noires 2009
wine
Score
Price
Top 2009 Northern Rhône Reds (continued)
96
$120
Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Vallon de L’Aigle 2009
95
$84
Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Hermitage Les Trois Chênes 2009
92
$35
Domaine du Coulet Cornas Les Terrasses du Serre 2009
95
$90
Benjamin & David Duclaux Côte-Rôtie La Germine 2009
92
$79
Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot 2009
94
$62
Eric & Joël Durand St.-Joseph Les Coteaux 2009
92
$40
92
$60
Louis & Cherry Barruol Hermitage Les Pierrelles 2009
94
$76
Ferraton Père & Fils St.-Joseph Lieu-Dit St.-Joseph 2009
Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas La Louvée 2009
94
$84
Ferraton Père & Fils Côte-Rôtie L’Eglantine 2009
92
$93
Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Ruchets 2009
94
$84
Ferraton Père & Fils Cornas Les Grands Mûriers 2009
92
$65
Alain Graillot St.-Joseph 2009
92
$35
Yves Cuilleron Cornas Les Vires 2009
94
$105
Eric & Joël Durand Cornas Confidence 2009
94
$75
Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage 2009
92
$32
92
$47
Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude 2009
94
$55
Johann Michel Cornas 2009
Jean-Michel Stephan Côte-Rôtie 2009
94
$65
Domaine Monier St.-Joseph Terre Blanche 2009
92
$42
Franck Balthazar Cornas Cuvée Casimir Balthazar 2009
93
$45
Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Albéric Bouvet 2009
92
$40
St.-Cosme St.-Joseph 2009
92
$37
Louis & Cherry Barruol Côte-Rôtie La Boisselée 2009
93
$72
Louis & Cherry Barruol Côte-Rôtie La Dorée 2009
93
$72
Cave de Tain Hermitage 2009
92
$60
Les Vins de Vienne Côte-Rôtie Les Essartailles 2009
92
$75
Les Vins de Vienne Hermitage Les Chirats de St.-Christophe 2009
92
$95
Les Vins de Vienne St.-Joseph L’Arzelle 2009
92
$39
Les Vins de Vienne Crozes-Hermitage Les Palignons 2009
92
$39
Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage White 2008
95
$300
Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Vertige 2009
95
$124
Georges Vernay Condrieu Coteau de Vernon 2009
95
$160
Louis & Cherry Barruol Côte-Rôtie Les Roses 2009
93
$72
Yann Chave Hermitage 2009
93
$109
Louis Chèze Côte-Rôtie Belle Demoiselle 2009
93
$80
Domaine Courbis St.-Joseph Les Royes 2009
93
$45
Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie Bassenon 2009
93
$82
Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie Madinière 2009
93
$87
Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie Terres Sombres 2009
93
$110
Yves Cuilleron St.-Joseph Les Serines 2009
93
$66
Benjamin & David Duclaux Côte-Rôtie Maison Rouge 2009
93
$100
Top Northern Rhône Whites
Eric & Joël Durand Cornas Empreintes 2009
93
$55
Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu La Chambée 2010
95
$65
Eric & Joël Durand Cornas Prémices 2009
93
$44
Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Les Chaillets 2009
94
$90
Eric & Joël Durand St.-Joseph Lautaret 2009
93
$49
Ferraton Père & Fils Ermitage White Le Reverdy 2009
94
$128
Ferraton Père & Fils Cornas Patou 2009
93
$84
Georges Vernay Condrieu Les Chaillées de l’Enfer 2009
94
$130
Yves Cuilleron Condrieu La Petite Côte 2009
93
$65
Bernard Gripa St.-Joseph Le Berceau 2009
93
$89
Gilles Robin Hermitage 2009
93
$110
Yves Cuilleron St.-Joseph White St.-Pierre 2009
93
$47
Gilles Robin St.-Joseph André Péalat 2009
93
$55
Domaine Faury Condrieu 2009
93
$59
St.-Cosme Côte-Rôtie 2009
93
$75
Ferraton Père & Fils St.-Joseph White Les Oliviers 2009
93
$63
Les Vins de Vienne Cornas Les Barcillants 2009
93
$50
Mathilde & Yves Gangloff Condrieu 2009
93
$106
Les Vins de Vienne Côte-Rôtie Les Archevêques 2009
93
$75
Jean-Michel Gerin Condrieu La Loye 2009
93
$69
Les Vins de Vienne St.-Joseph Les Archevêques 2009
93
$42
E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane 2009
93
$100
Les Vins de Vienne Vin de France Sotanum 2009
93
$65
E. Guigal St.-Joseph White Lieu-Dit St.-Joseph 2009
93
$75
Louis & Cherry Barruol Crozes-Hermitage Tiercerolles 2009
92
$35
Yann Chave Crozes-Hermitage Le Rouvre 2009
92
$33
Louis Chèze St.-Joseph Caroline Cuvée Prestige 2009
92
$45
Domaine du Colombier Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Gaby 2009
92
$42
Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Terres Brulées 2009
92
$48
Domaine Courbis St.-Joseph 2009
92
$30
Domaine Courbis Cornas Champelrose 2009
92
$50
Yves Cuilleron Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes
Ripa Sinistra 2009
92
$74
Yves Cuilleron St.-Joseph L’Amarybelle 2009
92
$43
Cave de Tain Hermitage White Au Coeur des Siècles 2009
93
$68
Georges Vernay Condrieu Les Terrasses de l’Empire 2009
93
$80
Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu 2010
93
$55
Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu Les Archevêques 2009
93
$55
Les Vins de Vienne Vin de France White Taburnum 2009
93
$65
Louis Chèze Condrieu Pagus Luminis 2009
92
$65
Yves Cuilleron St.-Joseph White Lyseras 2009
92
$35
Yves Cuilleron St.-Joseph White Le Lombard 2009
92
$42
Yves Cuilleron St.-Péray Les Cerfs 2009
92
$40
Alain Paret Condrieu Lys de Volan 2009
92
$70
Les Vins de Vienne St.-Péray Les Archevêques 2009
92
$40
James Molesworth’s Recommended Rhône Valley Wines
Nearly 1,100 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list of scores and prices for all wines tasted is available at
www.winespectator.com/113011. WineSpectator.com members may access complete reviews using the online Wine Ratings search.
wine
Score
Price
Top Châteauneuf-du-Pape
wine
Score
Price
Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tradition 2009
93
$45
Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2009
93
$65
Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape White 2010
93
$65
Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape White 2009
93
$65
Top Châteauneuf-du-Pape (continued)
Domaine de Beaurenard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 2009
96
$75
Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2009
96
$125
Domaine St.-Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Collection Charles Giraud 2009
96
$70
Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Vieilles Vignes 2009
95
$185
Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Reine des Bois 2009
93
$141
Clos St.-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sanctus Sanctorum 2009
95
$300
Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Clos de Beauvenir 2007
93
$170
Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2009
95
$115
Domaine La Roquète Châteauneuf-du-Pape L’Accent 2009
93
$78
Roger Sabon & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon 2009
95
$225
Domaine La Roquète Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Clos 2010
93
$49
Domaine St.-Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Cuvée Spéciale Vieilles Clairettes 2009 (1.5L)
95
$150
Roger Sabon & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve 2009
93
$48
$69
94
$110
Domaine Tour St.-Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Feminessance 2009
93
Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Juline 2009
Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape White 2010
94
$125
93
$240
Clos St.-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina 2009
94
$100
Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des 2 Frères 2009
Château de Vaudieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2009
93
$52
Clos St.-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Combe des Fous 2009
94
$100
Château de Vaudieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Clos du Belvédère 2010
93
$81
Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Renaissance 2009
94
$82
Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2009
93
$66
Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2009
94
$91
Other Top Southern Rhônes
Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Gallimardes 2009
94
$60
Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chaupin 2009
94
$90
Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Quet 2009
94
$94
Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tintot Spécial Cuvée 2009
94
$94
Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Réservé 2007
94
$225
Roger Sabon & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Prestige 2009
94
$75
Domaine St.-Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Auguste Favier Réserve 2009
94
$58
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2009
94
$78
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape White La Crau 2010
94
Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée La Côte Ronde 2009
Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas Le Poste 2009
96
$69
Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides 2009
95
$69
Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas Le Claux 2009
95
$65
Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas Le Lieu Dit 2009
94
$58
Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas Valbelle 2009
94
$58
Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas 2009
93
$35
Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas La Font de Tonin 2007
93
$45
Domaine La Monardière Vacqueyras Les 2 Monardes 2009
93
$26
Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas 2009
93
$38
Domaine St.-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2009
93
$30
Chêne Bleu Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Abélard 2007
92
$90
$72
Domaine Font Sarade Vacqueyras
Les Hauts de La Ponche 2009
92
$25
93
$68
Domaine du Grapillon d’Or Gigondas 2009
92
$29
Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape White 2009
93
$108
Domaine de Montvac Vacqueyras Variation 2009
92
$39
92
$40
Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes 2009
93
$74
Moulin de la Gardette Gigondas La Cuvée Ventabren 2007
92
$49
Philippe Cambie Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Halos de Jupiter 2009
93
$65
Domaine de Mourchon Côtes du Rhône-Villages Séguret S Family Reserve 2009
92
$130
Philippe Cambie Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Halos de Jupiter Adrastée 2009
93
$68
Château Rayas Syrah Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Réservé 2007
$33
93
$56
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux Vacqueyras Cuvée Azalaïs 2009
92
Domaine de la Charbonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Mourre des Perdrix 2009
Domaine St.-Damien Gigondas Les Souteyrades 2007
92
$36
Château du Trignon Gigondas Alwenn 2007
92
$50
Domaine Ferrando Châteauneuf-du-Pape Colombis 2009
93
$58
James Molesworth’s Recommended Values From the Rhône Valley
Nearly 1,100 wines were reviewed for this report. A free alphabetical list of scores and prices for all wines tasted is available at
www.winespectator.com/113011. WineSpectator.com members may access complete reviews using the online Wine Ratings search.
wine
Dionysos Côtes du Rhône La Devèze 2009
Score
Price
90
$13
Ripe and lush, with nicely defined raspberry and black currant paste
notes layered with anise, graphite and fruitcake. Supple, stylish
finish.
Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône 90
$15
wine
Score
Price
88
$14
Cave de Cairanne Côtes du Rhône-Villages Cairanne La Réserve Camille Cayran 2009
A ripe, overt style, with dark toasty fig, warm currant confiture, cocoa and melted black licorice notes, followed by a fleshy, rounded
finish.
Les Sablières 2009
M. Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône White Belleruche 2009
Lively and focused, with a beam of red licorice through a core of red
and black cherry. Polished structure and a lingering apple wood
note.
A good core of pear and melon fruit is framed by a light bitter almond note that adds length on the finish. A focused wine.
Domaine La Florane Côtes du Rhône-Villages Visan 2009
90
Domaine de Châteaumar Grenache Côtes du Rhône $15
Stylish, with a floral edge giving way to silky cherry and raspberry
fruit that glides through the perfume- and shiso leaf–tinged finish.
Domaine Pélaquié Côtes du Rhône-Villages Laudun 2009
90
89
$15
$15
89
89
89
$15
Michel Gassier Costières de Nîmes Nages $15
$15
$15
Dark and toasty, but nicely integrated, with spice and espresso giving way to currant paste and crushed fig. Racy graphite note on the
finish.
$11
$12
Sleek and ripe, with dark currant and plum fruit backed by pastis
and dark toast. Stays racy on the finish.
Vignerons Laudun & Chusclan Côtes du Rhône 89
Alain Jaume Côtes du Rhône Grand Veneur Réserve 2009
88
Pascal & Richard Jaume Côtes du Rhône-Villages Henri de Lanzac Côtes du Rhône Château de Ségriès 2010
$14
88
$15
Les Lauzeraies Tavel 2010
88
Lévêque & Fils Côtes du Lubéron Domaine de Fontenille 2009
88
$12
Domaine de la Présidente Côtes du Rhône 88
Pure and focused, showing polished plum, boysenberry and raspberry atop lavender and mineral notes, with solid length.
Juicy, with tasty cherry, raspberry and blackberry fruit woven with
spice and graphite notes. Nice length.
$15
Ripe and chewy, with fruitcake, red licorice, roasted plum and fig
fruit flavors that tumble through the finish. Not polished, but solid.
Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2009
88
88
A bright, friendly style, with juicy red currant and raspberry fruit and
well-integrated graphite, spice and anise notes. Stays racy.
$14
Château Vessière Costières de Nîmes White 2010
88
$15
$13
Dried pineapple and yellow apple flavors are framed by a juicy edge
that keeps this fresh.
$13
Fleshy and direct, with a toasty frame to the crushed blackberry,
plum sauce and dark cocoa notes.
Domaine de la Berthète Côtes du Rhône Sensation 2009
$14
Focused, with dark earth, coffee and roasted plum supported by
slightly sinewy structure on the medium-weight finish.
Grands Classiques 2010
88
$10
88
La Ferme de Gicon 2009
Château d’Aquéria Lirac 2009
$14
Well-focused, with winey red currant and mulled strawberry notes
that end with a long, taut, mineral-framed finish.
A fresh, pure style, with lots of violet, white pepper and black cherry
character backed by a mouthwatering finish.
89
88
Ripe and mouthfilling, showing loganberry, raspberry and plum
fruit woven with mineral and lavender notes. The finish is long and
fleshy.
Queen 2009
Les Vignerons de Tavel Côtes du Rhône Les Acanthes 2010
$15
Juicy flavors of cherry compote and blackberry preserves are offset
by violet and black tea notes. A streak of graphite keeps the finish
fresh.
Racy dark plum and cassis laced with roasted herbs, spice and
licorice.
89
88
Fresh, with plum and black cherry backed by a hint of anise on the
finish. Subtle length.
Warm fruitcake, melted licorice and cherry reduction define this red,
with fresh spice and floral notes adding balance and length.
Cave de Tain Syrah Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes
$11
Réserve Red 2009
Les Collines 2009
89
88
Cuvée Confidence 2009
Dame Victoria 2009
Château Rochecolombe Côtes du Rhône 2009
$14
Focused, with a pure beam of boysenberry and black cherry fruit,
joined by flickers of anise and spice on the finish. Ripe but fresh.
Youthfully vibrant, its core of plum and raspberry fruit bursting
forth, with buried minerality and racy acidity keeping it fresh and
balanced.
Cave de Rasteau Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rasteau Delas Côtes du Ventoux 2009
Domaine Fond Croze Côtes du Rhône $14
Pure and focused, with black cherry, currant and lavender stretching
through the sandalwood-tinged finish. Relies on elegance over
power.
Perrin & Fils Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2009
88
Perfumy, with succulent plum, blackberry and black cherry backed
by subtle lavender, violet and iron notes.
Bright and fresh, with a nice kirsch edge to the cherry, blackberry
and violet core, which follows through on the racy finish.
Alain Paret Côtes du Rhône Valvigneyre 2009
La Compagnie Rhodanienne Côtes du Rhône Dark and inviting, with warm fig sauce, plum cake and anise notes
carried by lush, velvety tannins and a long finish.
A big, beefy style, offering fig, licorice snap and espresso flavors
laced with roasted sage and tobacco. Mouthfilling finish.
89
$15
Cuvée Bastien 2009
Jean Berteau Prestige 2009
Cypress Cuvée 2008
Domaine Brusset Côtes du Rhône Laurent B. 2009
88
$13
Ripe and solid, offering delicious raspberry ganache and blackberry
confiture laced with a smoky Lapsang souchong tea note.
A pure, stone-framed style. Crushed cherry and plum fruit carry
through the fresh, unadorned finish, with nice length and
definition.
Louis & Cherry Barruol Côtes du Rhône 88
Vidal-Fleury Ventoux 2009
88
$13
Fresh and racy, with violet, plum and graphite notes. Nice length.
Vignerons de Caractère Ventoux Les Amadous 2010
$13
Alluring, with tobacco and olive atop black cherry and currant.
88
$12