The Northern Rhône is often described as the home of Syrah. Fine wine appellations such as Cornas and Côte Rotie produce some of the best examples of the variety in the world. Blended with Grenache these wines tend to big and bold with lots of spicy red fruit.
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Château-Grillet is a premium plot of of Viognier vineyard owned by a single estate.
Read more ▸Condrieu is a small white wine appellation in the Northern Rhône focussed exclusively on Viognier.
Read more ▸Côte-Rôtie AOC is one of the great red wines of the Rhône Valley. It produces full bodied expressions of Syrah capable of ageing and improving for many years.
Read more ▸Crozes-Hermitage is the largest appellation in Northern Rhône and the area’s most accessible sources of Syrah based blends. First defined in 1937 and expanded in 1952, the appellation allows for the use of white grapes such as Marsanne and Rous...
Read more ▸Hermitage is one of the great red wines of the Northern Rhône. It is considered the best area for Syrah and is surrounded by the the larger Crozes-Hermitage. The wines tend to be full-bodied and characterised by ripe black fruit and a spicy, pepp...
Read more ▸Saint-Péray is an historic appellation on the west bank of the Rhône River, noted for its white wines.
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