Delas Saint-Esprit Cotes-du-Rhone 2008 (Rhone, France)

Made with 75% Syrah and 25% Grenache grapes, this wine is loaded with black fruit, red berries and spice with a touch of oak. Sweet tannins and beautiful acidity culminating in a mouthwatering medium length finish that makes your tastebuds beg for a second taste.

“The news that the powerful wine writer Robert Parker deems 2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape "the greatest vintage I have tasted" may have wafted straight over the heads of many ordinary drinkers...... That's not to say they're [2007 Rhones] are all fabulous (nothing ever is), but 2007 Rhônes are now hitting the shelves, and here are a few worth seeking out........ Another is the deeper, darker, growlier, syrah-based Delas Côtes du Rhône Saint-Esprit 2007 (around £8.99; Taurus Wines, tauruswines.co.uk), though it is less for tippling than one to accompany barbecued lamb chops....”

Guigal Cotes Du Rhone 2006
(Rhone, France)

Made from 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre and fermented for eighteen months in oak casks, a deep and dark red wine with a nose of black fruits and spice. Full, rounded and smooth tannins, this wine is distinguished by its breadth, warmth and aromatic intensity. Good food match with sausages, meat, game and cheeses

Domaine de Durban, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 37.5cl
(Rhone, France)

Durban claims that their Muscats are so much more aromatic and more delicately coloured than any other Beaumes de Venise because they use a very unique form of the variety .Whatever the reason this is the wine that the critics universally agree to be the best and is full of wonderful orangey / pear flavours. Sweet without being cloying, within France it is frequently used as an aperitif as much as a desert wine. Ideal with lighter puddings such as meringue

Chateau Beauchene, Cotes du Rhone ," Premier Terroir" 2007
(Rhône, France)

From a vineyard immediately bordering the area of Chateauneuf-du-Pape's appellation, between the communes or Orange and Chateauneuf-du-Pape (all that separates this field and Chateauneuf-du-Pape is a main road.) Significantly it has the same Galet stones (large round potato sized pebbles) which give Chateauneuf its unique character as they absorb sunlight during the day and release heat at night bringing on the ripening of the grapes.

Chateau Beauchene Les Sens de Syrah 2005
(Rhone, France)

Considerably heavier than it's sibling with a more intense colour with some purplish highlights, a bouquet of red fruits and wild flowers, developing to stone fruits and leather by ageing. On the palate it is floral and fruity, with a harmonious and well-balanced tannins. Powerful and intense, it displays a great length. This wine is in perfect harmony with red meat and game dishes, and is also the perfect accompaniment to all cheeses. Like the premier terroir it will improve in the cellar and peaks about 5 to 7 years post vintage.

Winner Silver Medal at Syrah du Monde Concours May 2007 (International) and awarded 88 points by Robert Parker's Wine Spectator Magazine

Domaine de Durban, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 75cl
(Rhone, France)

Durban claims that their Muscats are so much more aromatic and more delicately coloured than any other Beaumes de Venise because they use a very unique form of the variety .Whatever the reason this is the wine that the critics universally agree to be the best and is full of wonderful orangey / pear flavours. Sweet without being cloying, within France it is frequently used as an aperitif as much as a desert wine. Ideal with lighter puddings such as meringue

Guigal Gigondas 2006 (Rhone, France)

This Gigondas is the perfect example of a great southern Rhone wine. The Grenache exhibits the ripeness of the fruits and the charming texture of the wine, the Syrah is showing its true colour and peppery aromas and eventually, the Mourvedre is expressing the big tannins and the massive texture of this superb wine. Vinified in the purest tradition, this wine is opulent now and will age well for the next 8 to 10 years. This wine goes well with red meat, game and cheese.

Cornas 2005, Paul Jaboulet Aine (Rhone, France)

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