Posts Tagged ‘Rhone’
We landed our latest French container last night. Unloading containers is a pretty hands-on affair here at Caro’s. It’s dropped off in the carpark and checked by John before we anxiously pop it open and see what we’ve got. ‘Anxiously’ because we never know exactly what we’ll be looking at. We’ve had the odd case [...]
We’ve been working our way through our latest container, trying the new arrivals. Some that have impressed so far are the wines from our new Rhone agency, Xavier Vins. Last week we tried out their excellent value Viognier and last night we decided to head for the top and popped the cork on this 2009 Chateauneuf-du-Pape [...]
Last night Guigal’s Australasian agent Christopher Cannan led us through a fantastic tasting of their Northern Rhone wines. It was a stunning lineup and demonstrated the consistently excellent quality across Guigal’s range. They were all exceptional wines but highlights included the 2008 Condrieu ‘La Doriane’, the good value 2008 St Joseph and the superb 2006 [...]
