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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: 2021 Product: 2021 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$295.00

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$3540.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$280.00

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$3360.00
Vintage: 2018 Product: 2018 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$799.00

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$9588.00
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Villages Cuvee Setier Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$29.99

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$359.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Maclura Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$26.99

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$323.88
Vintage: 2023 Product: 2023 Chateau Pegau Pink Pegau Rose Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$14.99

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$179.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Chateau Pegau Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Maclura Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$26.99

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$323.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$299.00

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$3588.00
Vintage: 2018 Product: 2018 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$250.00

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$3000.00
Vintage: 2016 Product: 2016 Clos St Jean La Combe des Fous Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$199.00

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$2388.00
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Delas Saint-Esprit Cotes du Rhone Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$21.99

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$263.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: 2021 Domaine Charvin Le Poutet Cotes du Rhone Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$44.99

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$539.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$155.00

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$1860.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Vinsobres Rouge Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$44.99

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$539.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: 2021 Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Cotes du Rhone Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$33.99

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$407.88
Vintage: 2015 Product: 2015 Domaine Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe des Fous Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$165.00

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$1980.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Chaupin Rating 98 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$175.00

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$2100.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$99.99

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$1199.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Lieu-Dit Clavin Cotes du Rhone Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$56.99

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$683.88
Vintage: 2015 Product: 2015 Domaine de Nizas Le Carignan Vieilles Vignes Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price:

$26.99

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$323.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2020 Domaine des Escaravailles Le Ventabren Cairanne Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$29.99

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$359.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$150.00

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$1800.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Laurence Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$175.00

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$2100.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve Rating 97 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$150.00

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$1800.00
Vintage: 2018 Product: 2018 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Laurence Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$160.00

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$1920.00
Vintage: 2017 Product: 2017 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Laurence Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$170.00

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$2040.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$199.00

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$2388.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Magnum (1500ml) Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$399.00

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$4788.00
Vintage: 2018 Product: 2018 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$199.00

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$2388.00
Vintage: 2021 Product: 2021 Domaine Grand Nicolet Cotes du Rhone Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$22.99

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$275.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Domaine La Barroche Chateauneuf du Pape Julien Barrot Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$125.00

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$1500.00
Vintage: 2011 Product: 2011 Domaine La Barroche Pure Chateauneuf du Pape Magnum (1500ml) Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$499.00

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$5988.00
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Domaine La Florane A Fleur Cotes du Rhone Rating 92 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price:

$34.99

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$419.88
Vintage: 2018 Product: 2018 Domaine La Vieille Julienne Les Trois Sources Chateauneuf du Pape Rating 97 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$150.00

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$1800.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Domaine Les Aphillanthes Les Galets Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$27.99

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$335.88
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Domaine Les Aphillanthes 3 Cepages Cotes du Rhone Villages Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$29.99

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$359.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine Les Cailloux (Lucien et Andre Brunel) Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Centenaire Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$250.00

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$3000.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas Terrasse du Diable Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$110.00

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$1320.00
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas Les Racines Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$110.00

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$1320.00
Vintage: 2015 Product: 2015 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Cuvee de Mon Aieul Chateauneuf du Pape Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$180.00

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$2160.00
Vintage: 2020 Product: 2020 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Des Deux Freres Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$320.00

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$3840.00
Vintage: 2023 Product: 2023 Domaine Saint-Damien Plan de Dieu Cotes du Rhone Villages Vieilles Vignes Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$32.99

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$395.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$59.99

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$719.88
Vintage: 2024 Product: 2024 Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve Rose Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$27.99

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$335.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$26.99

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$323.88
Vintage: 2019 Product: 2019 Guigal Gigondas Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$69.99

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$839.88
Vintage: 2021 Product: 2021 J.L. Chave Selection Cotes du Rhone Mon Coeur Rating 90 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$46.99

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$563.88
Vintage: 2022 Product: 2022 La Renjardiere Cotes du Rhone Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price:

$23.99

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$287.88
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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.