Ultimate Northern Rhone Tasting

Friday, July 19, 2019 - 07:30 PM

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Okay we poppin champagne like we won a championship game
- Popping Bottles by Lil Wayne and Birdman 

 

The wines of the Rhone Valley are some of the most famous in all of France.  The wines of the Southern Rhone Valley starting north of the town of Avignon with the new house of the Pope "Chateauneuf du Pape" whose wines are based on the Grenache varietal but usually contain several other grapes five of which are white!

The wines of the Northern Rhone are very different from the South as Syrah is the star of the show here.  The wines of Cote Rotie and Hermitage are rare in that the regions are fairly small and the top wines are made in minute quantities like Guigal's La La wines made from three of the top vineyard sites of the Cote Rotie region.  Tonight we have all three of the La La wines from Guigal in two excellent back to back vintages 2000 and 2001.

The granite hills of Hermitage rise above the Rhone at Tain l'Hermitage where the river bends sharply to the east before resuming a southward flow. This gives the vineyards a direct southern exposure. Vines have been grown here since Roman times, and Pliney the elder wrote favorably about the wines of the region. The locals claim that vines were first planted here by Phocaean Greeks around 500 BC. Although the evidence is not conclusive, Greek coins and amphorae dating back to 500 BC have been found in the area.

Some experts feel that the greatest maker of Hermitage is the firm of Jean-Louis Chave. The Chave family has been growing grapes at Hermitage since 1481. They have a reputation for making good wine in poor years, and excellent wine in good ones. They use low yielding vines (average age 60 years) and a late harvest to produce the ripest fruit, and there is virtually no intervention in the winemaking and bottling with no filtration.

We only have two wines on the table this evening for sale, this tasting will be conducted in the name of wine science but I have included all the wines from the Northern Rhone that are available in the store on this e-mail.  Chef Toni Lampasone will be making a special meal to accompany the tasting wines.  The fee for this tasting is $295 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com

 

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Super Northern Rhone Wine Tasting at Wine Watch Wine Bar
Friday, July 19th
7:30pm
2015 Domaine Jean Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc MAGNUM
Price: $582.00    Your Price: $512.16    Quantity in Stock: 4
1989 Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle Rhone Valley
2000 Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne
2000 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
2000 Guigal Cote Rotie La Moulin
2001 Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne
2001 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
2001 Guigal Cote Rotie La Moulin
2007 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes
2010 Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde
Price: $84.75    Your Price: $74.58    Quantity in Stock: 7

Menu
Charcuterie and Cheese
French Onion Soup with Beef Tartar, black truffle and quail egg
Moroccan Lamb Barbecue with Sweet potato fries
Plum Cake with Anise molassis frosting

The fee for this tasting is $295 per person for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com

Condrieu – The Ultimate Expression of Viognier

2015 Anthony Paret Condrieu Lys de Volan
Price: $59.00    Your Price: $51.92               Quantity in Stock: 8

2014 Jean-Luc Colombo Amour De Dieu Condrieu
Price: $90.00    Your Price: $79.20               Quantity in Stock: 4

2014 Domaine Blanc Christophe Condrieu Les Vallins
Price: $43.00    Your Price: $37.84               Quantity in Stock: 3

2011 Domaine Francois Villard Condrieu Les Terrasses du Palat
Price: $67.50    Your Price: $59.40               Quantity in Stock: 4

2012 Domaine Francois Villard Condrieu Les Terrasses du Palat
Price: $67.50    Your Price: $59.40               Quantity in Stock: 5

 

Hermitage Blanc – The King of the Northern Rhone Whites

2014 Jaboulet Hermitage Blanc Le Chevalier de Sterimberg
Price: $81.00    Your Price: $71.28               Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Cave de Tain "Grand Classique" Hermitage Blanc
Price: $75.50    Your Price: $66.44               Quantity in Stock: 12

2016 Domaine Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc Magnum
Price: $620.00    Your Price: $545.60          Quantity in Stock: 2

2013 Domaine Jean Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc MAGNUM
Price: $582.00    Your Price: $512.16          Quantity in Stock: 2

2014 Domaine Jean Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc MAGNUM
Price: $582.00    Your Price: $512.16          Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Domaine Jean Louis Chave L'Hermitage Blanc MAGNUM
Price: $582.00    Your Price: $512.16          Quantity in Stock: 3

 

Crozes Hermitage – The Best Value in the Northern  Rhone

 

2016 St Cosme Crozes Hermitage
Price: $35.00    Your Price: $30.80               Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Cave de Tain "Grand Classique” Crozes Hermitage Rouge
Price: $27.50    Your Price: $24.20               Quantity in Stock: 8

2012 Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage
Price: $43.00    Your Price: $37.84               Quantity in Stock: 2

2013 Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage
Price: $43.00    Your Price: $37.84               Quantity in Stock: 3

2014 Louis Barruol Crozes-Hermitage Tiercerolles
Price: $27.50    Your Price: $24.20               Quantity in Stock: 5

2015 Jean Luc Colombo Les Fees Brunes Crozes Hermitage
Price: $26.25    Your Price: $23.10               Quantity in Stock: 4

2016 Yann Chave Crozes Hermitage Classique
Price: $31.50    Your Price: $27.72               Quantity in Stock: 11

2009 Paul Jaboulet Aine Domaine de Thalabert Crozes Hermitage
Price: $55.00    Your Price: $48.40               Quantity in Stock: 1

 

St Joseph – Another Exceptional Value from the Northern Rhone

 

Domaine Louis Cheze Saint Joseph Ro Ree Blanc
Price: $35.75    Your Price: $31.46               Quantity in Stock: 3

2013 Jaboulet St Joseph Grand Pompee
Price: $35.00    Your Price: $30.80               Quantity in Stock: 4

2014 Sebastien Blachon Saint Joseph Alban
Price: $32.75    Your Price: $28.82               Quantity in Stock: 3

2009 E. Guigal Saint Joseph Vignes de L'Hospice
Price: $120.00    Your Price: $105.60          Quantity in Stock: 2

2010 E. Guigal Saint-Joseph Vignes de L'Hospice
Price: $149.75    Your Price: $131.78          Quantity in Stock: 2

2014 Domaine de la Roche Paradis Saint Joseph La Madonne
Price: $39.00    Your Price: $34.32               Quantity in Stock: 2

2015 Domaine Jean Louis Chave Saint Joseph
Price: $83.25    Your Price: $73.26               Quantity in Stock: 4

2006 Delas Freres Saint-Joseph Sainte-Epine
Price: $85.00    Your Price: $74.80               Quantity in Stock: 6

2015 Domaine La Grangette Saint Joseph Cotes Du Rhone
Price: $16.75    Your Price: $14.74               Quantity in Stock: 21

2015 Domaine Jean Louis Chave Saint Joseph MAGNUM
Price: $172.50    Your Price: $151.80          Quantity in Stock: 4

 

Hermitage – The King of the Northern Rhone

 

1994 M. Chapoutier Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne
Price: $139.00    Your Price: $122.32          Quantity in Stock: 1

1995 Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle
Price: $219.00    Your Price: $192.72          Quantity in Stock: 2

2013 Yann Chave Hermitage
Price: $97.50    Your Price: $85.80               Quantity in Stock: 4

1997 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle
Price: $154.75    Your Price: $136.18          Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Domaine Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
Price: $495.00    Your Price: $435.60          Quantity in Stock: 3

2016 Domaine Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
Price: $375.00    Sale Price: $318.75           Quantity in Stock: 21

2011 Cave de Tain "Grand Classique" Hermitage Rouge
Price: $80.25    Your Price: $70.62               Quantity in Stock: 8

2016 Domaine Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge Magnum
Price: $760.00    Your Price: $668.80          Quantity in Stock: 2

2005 Delas Freres Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes-Marquise de la Tourette
Price: $108.00    Your Price: $95.04             Quantity in Stock: 6

Cornas – A small appellation but mighty wines

2011 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30
Price: $49.75    Your Price: $43.78               Quantity in Stock: 1

2012 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles
Price: $64.75    Your Price: $56.98               Quantity in Stock: 1

2015 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Terres Brulees
Price: $58.50    Your Price: $51.48               Quantity in Stock: 1

2011 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas La Geynale MAGNUM
Price: $169.50    Your Price: $149.16          Quantity in Stock: 1

2011 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes
Price: $84.75    Your Price: $74.58               Quantity in Stock: 3

2012 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes
Price: $84.75    Your Price: $74.58               Quantity in Stock: 2

2012 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre
Price: $99.00    Your Price: $87.12               Quantity in Stock: 1

Cote Rotie – A rival to Hermitage

2016 St Cosme Cote Rotie
Price: $85.00    Your Price: $74.80               Quantity in Stock: 11

2013 Delas Cote Rotie La Landonne
Price: $343.50    Your Price: $302.28          Quantity in Stock: 1

1987 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
Price: $595.00    Your Price: $523.60          Quantity in Stock: 1

2013 Jaboulet Cote Rotie Pierrelles
Price: $106.50    Your Price: $93.72             Quantity in Stock: 11

2003 Guigal Cote Rotie la Landonne
Price: $799.00    Your Price: $703.12          Quantity in Stock: 2

2003 Guigal Cote Rotie la Turque
Price: $900.00    Your Price: $792.00          Quantity in Stock: 2

2014 Louis Barruol Cote Rotie La Boisselee
Price: $69.00    Your Price: $60.72               Quantity in Stock: 9

2010 Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde
Price: $84.75    Your Price: $74.58               Quantity in Stock: 7

2012 Domaine Clusel-Roch Cote Rotie
Price: $77.75    Your Price: $68.42               Quantity in Stock: 1

2014 Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde
Price: $80.00    Your Price: $70.40               Quantity in Stock: 3

1985 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cote Rotie Les Jumelles
Price: $149.00    Your Price: $131.12          Quantity in Stock: 1.