Rhône vintage guides

Southern Rhône 2021: full report and top-scoring wines

An in-depth focus on the southern Rhône in 2021...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2021: report and top-scoring wines

Matt Walls selects the best wines from this appellation in 2021...

Rhône 2021 en primeur: full vintage report and top-scoring wines

Matt Walls provides his expert analysis on this tough vintage...

Rhône 2020: best-value wines

Matt Walls rounds up the value Rhône picks from his 2020 report...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Choose carefully when buying Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020 wines...

Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Careful research into the best estates will be rewarded ...

Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Vacqueyras and Beaumes de Venise 2020 are good for early drinking...

St-Joseph 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Matt Walls discovers great value and early-drinking capacity for the 2020s...

Crozes-Hermitage 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Roussanne stands out in 2020...

Hermitage 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Impressive balance, precision and structure across both red and white Hermitage in 2020...

Cornas & St-Péray 2020: report and top-scoring wines

2020 marks a return to a more focused, classic style...

Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Drink these fairly young and save the 2019s for long-term ageing...

Southern Rhône 2020: full report and top scoring wines

Despite a hot year, wines are fresh and accessible when young with whites particularly exceptional.

Northern Rhône 2020: full report and top-scoring wines

Fresh but slightly less ageworthy wines. Look out for both reds and whites...

Rhône 2020 En Primeur: full vintage report and top-scoring wines

Expert verdict plus the top-scoring bottles...

Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years on

Twenty years is a long time to wait, so is it worth it?

Walls: The magic of mature Gigondas

Matt Walls examines seven mature vintages of Gigondas wines and reports on what is drinking well now and what should be kept cellared for a little while longer.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018 in bottle: the top 50 wines

Matt Walls finds an approachable vintage that’s largely drinkable now with a number of delicious wines he'd be happy to have in the cellar.

Rhône 2019: Top 25 white wines

There are some superb wines in this Top 25

Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2019: Report and top scoring wines

Lirac & Tavel 2019: Report and top scoring wines