Red Rhône

'Elegant and refined, with light, juicy fruits emphasised by white pepper spice. Rich and velvety overall.'
Bianca Potenza, 212 Amsterdam.

'Lovely and perfumed, with big concentration, black pepper and blackberry fruit, and superb structure.'
Charlie Young, team leader.

'Tart strawberry and cherry, with a hint of mocha and dried flowers, plus great tannins.'
Tim Handley, Royal Automobile Club.

£43.92 Matthew Clark

'Crushed red cherries and some blackcurrant too, leading to cranberry juice and crushed red fruits on the palate.'
Tim Handley, Royal Automobile Club.

'Easy-drinking, rounded and polished, this is a nice glass of Rhône without being too pretentious.'
Bianca Potenza, 212 Amsterdam.

'This good-value wine with youthful cherry notes and punchy acidity was made for saucisson.'
Sarah Jane Evans MW, team leader.

£6.18 Majestic Commercial

'A massive cherry bomb with lots of candied red berries, as well as some peppery notes.'
Alonso Abed, Trivet.

'This is packed full of ripe fruit, with a hit of spices like cloves and black pepper.'
Sarah McKenzie, Nut Tree Inn.

'Juicy, ripe, jammy black fruits together with some nice spice and a mineral finish. This is a very good value by-the-glass option.'
Laura Rhys MS, team leader.

£10.67 Enotria&Coe

'A wonderful balance of ripe black fruits and spice, with earthy notes and a lovely texture with strong ripe tannins.'
Daniel Eriksen, Anglian Country Inns.

'A rich and meaty wine with some forest fruits carrying through. Lovely balance.'
Sue Jones, The Harrow at Little Bedwyn.

'Very elegant and balanced, with ripe fruit.'
Mikolaj Harmider, Cava Spiliadis Collection and Simpsons Restaurant.

£50.27 Enotria&Coe

'A savoury wine with pure, luscious black fruit.'
Deniz Bayram, Novel Wines.

'Youthful, with red fruit and some berry character, leading to a palate that's full-bodied and with dark fruit notes.'
Lionel Periner, team leader.

'Brooding dark fruits here, with some nice pepper and meaty rustic notes. Beautiful balance and integration of ripe tannins.'
Daniel Eriksen, Anglian Country Inns.

£17.83 Enotria&Coe

'A gloriously juicy wine that's bound to make friends by the glass. With its ripe red fruits, one to enjoy with savoury pastries like onion tart.'
Sarah Jane Evans MW, team leader.

'Bramble all day... this is fresh, light and easy-drinking, with enough fruit and acidity to carry it. A brilliant local restaurant by-the-glass option.'
Tim Handley, Royal Automobile Club.

£9.00 Davy's Wine Merchants

'Full and complex, with some tertiary notes emerging on the nose, and with a palate that's rich and intense.'
Bianca Potenza, 212 Amsterdam.

'Very good fruit concentration, with ripe dark cherries, supple tannins and length. Good either by the glass or by the bottle, to accompany red meat dishes or semi-hard cheeses.'
Jurijs Nemkovs, StreetXO.

£12.74 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Just a treat, with complex aromas of red fruit, oak, vanilla and light smoke, leading to smooth velvet tannins on the palate.'
Lionel Periner, team leader.

'An outstanding wine with no compromises, and suitable for ageing.'
Mattia Mazzi, Cornerstone.

'Sweet spice and baked black fruit - this is well-balanced.'
Vivienne Franks, Aspects of Wine.

£85.96 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Brooding ripe blackberry and cherry notes with some lovely earthy woodiness and some lifted leafy notes too, and good acidity. Good complex flavours and a rich, long finish.'
Daniel Eriksen, Anglian Country Inns.

'Red berries and blackberries, with a leafy greenness, some cool spice and good length.'
Sue Jones, The Harrow at Little Bedwyn.

£17.70 Bibendum

'Bold, fresh and complex, with black fruits - this is meaty and juicy.'
Laura Rhys MS, team leader.

'Full and expressive, with notes of blackberry, blue plums, dark cherries and spice on the nose. The palate's big, with its power balanced by ripe, deep fruit and acidity.'
Chris Delalonde MS, The Dorchester.

£20.41 Enotria&Coe

'Buckets of red fruit, fresh leather and brown granary bread, with velvet tannins and a lengthy cinnamon finish.'
Sam Winterbottom, The Albert Square Chop House.

'Complex aromas with some fresh red fruit, leading to good fruit concentration on the palate, with some smoky notes too.'
Lionel Periner, team leader.

£31.41 Enotria&Coe

'Classic Southern Rhône at a good price point, with farmyard and black-fruit notes.'
Laura Rhys MS, team leader.

'Great concentration displaying a little more tertiary than your average Côtes du Rhône. A lot of stewed prunes and figs in combination with ripe red fruit and black pepper. Well-balanced.'
Harry Ballmann, Folie.

£8.25 Frederic Robinson

'Nice and herbaceous, with a certain pepperiness that enhances its savoury aspect while balancing out those luscious red fruits.'
Alonso Abed, Trivet.

'Fresh red berry aromas as well as spice, and a warm, bready character, with a powerful palate that's fruity yet dry, with fine tannins and some poise.'
Charlie Young, team leader.

£14.11 Bibendum

'Very elegant and delicate smoky notes with some stony minerality, black fruit and ripe tannins, and an elegant finish.'
Mikolaj Harmider, Cava Spiliadis Collection and Simpsons Restaurant.

'Ripe blackberry and black cherry fruit, with hints of pepper and sweet spice, and an earthy meatiness. A very complex and structured wine that will develop.'
Daniel Eriksen, Anglian Country Inns.

£22.69 Bibendum

'Sophisticated Côtes du Rhône - opulent and balanced, elegant and with good integration of tannin with fruit.'
Harry Ballmann, Folie.

'A dark, brooding style, with rounded fruits and bold structure - this offers a lot for the price.'
Laura Rhys MS, team leader.

'Intense darker fruits like plum, with a little mocha edging in, and a little baked earth too.'
Tim Handley, Royal Automobile Club.

£10.23 Enotria&Coe

£12.83 Davy's Wine Merchants

£7.25 Frederic Robinson

£18.92 Majestic Commercial

£16.75 Liberty Wines

£22.10 Liberty Wines

£28.42 Bibendum

£12.99 Bibendum

£24.83 Bibendum

£9.11 Enotria&Coe

£10.95 Enotria&Coe

£19.16 Top Selection