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Southern Rhone

Considered one of the bargain categories in European wine, the wave of enthusiasm for Cotes du Rhone styles continues to grow. This vast region offers delicious Grenache-based reds, often blended with Cinsault, Shiraz & Mourvedre that are densely coloured, fleshy, supple and flavourful. Entry level wines make for delightful early drinking, while the very best examples can be exceptionally long-lived. Focusing on small grower-producers, Nicks Wine Merchants directly import some tremendous values from Rasteau, Cairanne, Valreas, Gigondas, Lirac and Chateauneuf du Pape, amongst others. Rhone Rose and dry white wines are also frequently stocked.
Vintage: 2019 Product: Domaine Les Aphillanthes Vieilles Vignes Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $34.99 Dozen Price: $419.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: Domaine Les Cailloux (Lucien et Andre Brunel) Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Centenaire Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $250.00 Dozen Price: $3000.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas Terrasse du Diable Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $110.00 Dozen Price: $1320.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas Les Racines Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $110.00 Dozen Price: $1320.00
Vintage: 2015 Product: Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Cuvee de Mon Aieul Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $180.00 Dozen Price: $2160.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Cuvee de Mon Aieul Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $199.00 Dozen Price: $2388.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Des Deux Freres Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $320.00 Dozen Price: $3840.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: Domaine Roche Cairanne Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: Domaine Roche Marcel Roche Cairanne Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: Domaine Roche Cotes du Rhone Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $17.99 Dozen Price: $215.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: Francois Arnaud Grande Reserve Cotes du Rhone Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $23.99 Dozen Price: $287.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: J. Denuziere Les Serines Cotes du Rhone Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $26.99 Dozen Price: $323.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: J. L. Chave Selection Mon Coeur Cotes du Rhone Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $42.99 Dozen Price: $515.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: La Tour Coste Les Trencats Cotes du Rhone Rating 94 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $37.99 Dozen Price: $455.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Domaine Les Cailloux (Lucien et Andre Brunel) Chateauneuf Du Pape Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $79.99 Dozen Price: $959.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: Marie-Louise Parisot Cotes du Rhone Rating 92 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Mas des Volques Volcae - DAMAGED LABEL Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: Mas des Volques Urnia Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $16.99 Dozen Price: $203.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Mas des Volques Volcae Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $26.99 Dozen Price: $323.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Mas des Volques Esus Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: Mont-Redon Reserve Cotes du Rhone Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Paul Jaboulet Aine Parallel 45 Cotes du Rhone Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $32.99 Dozen Price: $395.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Pierre Amadieu Roulepierre Cotes du Rhone - DAMAGED LABEL Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: Pierre Amadieu Roulepierre Cotes du Rhone Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88
Vintage: 2007 Product: Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Cuvee de Mon Aieul Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $350.00 Dozen Price: $4200.00
Vintage: 2016 Product: Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $44.99 Dozen Price: $539.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Le Hauts-Lieux Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $165.00 Dozen Price: $1980.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Agly Brothers Cotes du Roussillon Villages Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $42.99 Dozen Price: $515.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Agly Brothers Cotes du Roussillon Villages Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $42.99 Dozen Price: $515.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Aix Rose Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Aix Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Alma Cersius Jardin des Charmes Cinsault Grenache Rose Rating 88 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $16.99 Dozen Price: $203.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $39.99 Dozen Price: $479.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Cercius Cotes du Rhone Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $17.99 Dozen Price: $215.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chateau Barbebelle Cuvee Madeleine Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $34.99 Dozen Price: $419.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chateau Barbebelle Rose Fleuri Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2020 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Pre-Arrival Offer Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $675.00 Dozen Price: $8100.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $240.00 Dozen Price: $2880.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $799.00 Dozen Price: $9588.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 97 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $199.00 Dozen Price: $2388.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2006 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $199.00 Dozen Price: $2388.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2007 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $250.00 Dozen Price: $3000.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 98 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $220.00 Dozen Price: $2640.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2007 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Magnum (3000ml) Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $3,250.00 Dozen Price: $39000.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2007 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Magnum (1500ml) Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $1,500.00 Dozen Price: $18000.00 Out of stock
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Grenache: the workhorse of the Southern Rhone.

While Grenache has lost favour to Shiraz in Australia, in the Southern Rhone, Shiraz plays second fiddle. Here Grenache remains the basis for beautifully balanced, frequently exuberant reds with a strong Mediterranean influence. Apart from Grenache, twenty two other varieties are permitted throughout the entire Rhone Appellation, though generally no more than ten are employed in blends.

Rhone wine labels and the appellation system.

As in other French wine regions, the Rhone's Appellations d'Origine Controlees (AOCs) rely on sets of rules based around the concept of 'terroir' (the interaction of soil and climate on wine quality) as well as specific local and historic practises. Essentially, the whole system is organised as a pyramid. The further you climb towards the summit, the more restrictive the criteria for production, the more prestigious the terroir and the better the wines should be.

The 'Cotes du Rhone' AOC is the base of the pyramid. The second level is the 'Cotes du Rhone Villages' AOC which follows slightly different rules. Out of ninety 'communes' allowed to produce Cotes Du Rhone Villages, eighteen of them are allowed to step up the hierarchy ladder with the mention of the village name on their labels (e.g. 'Rasteau', 'Vacquerays' etc.), provided they respect the more restrictive yields as well as other analytical requirements at harvest. Finally, at the top of the pyramid, we find the local appellations, for which the term 'Crus' is the norm. Here yields generally cannot exceed 35Hls/Ha and strict conditions for cultivation apply. Chateauneuf Du Pape is one such Cru.

Buy Chateauneuf du Pape online.

Chateauneuf du Pape forms the apex of the Southern Rhone's appellation pyramid. The extraordinary and long-standing reputation of its wines is such that in the 14th century, the Papacy in Avignon favoured the village as their summer residence, expanding the vineyards to suitable surrounding areas. To this day, each bottle of Chateauneuf bears the coat-of-arms of the city of Avignon, with its two crossed keys, those of Saint Peter, the first Pope. Seven Popes later, the rigour established in those times has survived the centuries. In fact, Chateauneuf became the working model for France's earliest appellation laws. Under the rules, 13 different varieties are permitted, though Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault dominate over Counoise, Clairette and Bourboulenc.

We continue to import wines from the Southern Rhone, handpicking from the the very best vintages and tasting and rating most of our selections to further guide you in your choice. When you buy Rhone wines online, you can have them shipped to most of Australia.