My last visitor before the start of Hospices du Rhône was with Stéphane Ogier of Domaine Michel and Stéphane Ogier located in northern Rhône appellation of Côte-Rôtie. The vineyards of this famous A.O.C. are located just south of the ancient town of Vienne and are spread across the 3 communes of Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône, Ampuis, and Tupins-et-Semons. To work [...]
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Here come the Big Guns..Hospice du Rhône part III.
Posted in tastings, wine reviews, tagged Rhone Valley, syrah on May 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here come the Big Guns Part II..Hospice du Rhône
Posted in tastings, tagged Rhone Valley, syrah on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
..Another great visit the other day from the northern Rhone by Nicolas Jaboulet. Nicolas, who hails from the famous family firm of Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné (and left the company in early 2009), has teamed up with the Perrin family of Beaucastel fame in a new joint venture entitled Maison Nicolas Perrin. The project seeks to showcase the [...]






