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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: 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
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $1,299.00 Dozen Price: $15588.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Magnum (1500ml) Rating 98 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $450.00 Dozen Price: $5400.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2007 Product: Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $999.00 Dozen Price: $11988.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2010 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: 2011 Product: Chateau Bizard Serre de Courrent Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2009 Product: Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $299.00 Dozen Price: $3588.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2010 Product: Chateau de Beaucastel Chateuneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $299.00 Dozen Price: $3588.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Chateau de Campuget 1753 Syrah Rating 89 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Chateau de Montfaucon Cotes du Rhone Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $26.99 Dozen Price: $323.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau de Roquefort Corail Rose Rating 89 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Chateau des Bormettes Argentiere Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Chateau des Ferrages Roumery Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chateau des Ferrages Roumery Rose Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Chateau Des Ferrages Cuvee Roumery Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Chateau des Tours Vacqueyras Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $180.00 Dozen Price: $2160.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau des Tours Cotes du Rhone Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $99.99 Dozen Price: $1199.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Chateau de Font Vive Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $37.99 Dozen Price: $455.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chateau Juvenal La Terre du Petit Homme Ventoux Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Juvenal Les Ribes du Vallat Ventoux Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Chateau Leoube Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $34.99 Dozen Price: $419.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Lirac Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $44.99 Dozen Price: $539.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Lirac Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $44.99 Dozen Price: $539.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $84.99 Dozen Price: $1019.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Lirac Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $39.99 Dozen Price: $479.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf du Pape (375ml) Rating 94 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $39.99 Dozen Price: $479.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Lirac Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $37.99 Dozen Price: $455.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Mont-Redon Reserve Cotes du Rhone Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $21.99 Dozen Price: $263.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 94 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $69.99 Dozen Price: $839.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Maclura Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2020 Product: Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Villages Cuvee Setier Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Villages Cuvee Setier Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $26.99 Dozen Price: $323.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Chateau Pegau Maclura Cotes du Rhone Rating 88 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Villages Cuvee Setier Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $26.99 Dozen Price: $323.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Chateau Pegau Cuvee Malcura Cotes du Rhone Rating 92 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Villages Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Chateau Riotor Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Chateau Riotor Rose Magnum (1500ml) Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $45.99 Dozen Price: $551.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Chateau Riotor Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Chateau-Bizard Montagne de Raucoule Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Chateau-Bizard Serre de Courrent Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $32.99 Dozen Price: $395.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Chevalier Torpez Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Magnum (1500ml) Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $550.00 Dozen Price: $6600.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 97 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $260.00 Dozen Price: $3120.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2007 Product: Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $299.00 Dozen Price: $3588.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Magnum (1500ml) Rating 98 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $550.00 Dozen Price: $6600.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 98 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $250.00 Dozen Price: $3000.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2011 Product: Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $189.99 Dozen Price: $2279.88 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.