Northern Rhône 2024 En Primeur

Bright blackcurrant and some raisin fruit, very pretty fruity aromas. An elegant, clove spiced palate with excellent structure and a lasting impact from the bright fruit.Trés Jolie. 2-7 years.

Robust nose displaying pure and elegant stone fruit, hazelnuts and white flowers. The mouth is very round with a lovely peppery, fennel lift and a delicate honeyed finish. 0-5 years.

Gorgeous plum, damson and prune fruit alongside a fine cacao complexity and sweet cherries. The black forest palate also displays fresh tobacco leaf and a stunning, silken texture with some expertly managed grip. 3-12 years.

Really pure aromas of white peaches and ground white pepper. A silky, slick palate which is soft on the finish but maintains lots of freshness nonetheless. Balanced and quite delicious. 0-3 years.

Apricot flesh and exotic fruit on the nose, a zesty lift from natural yoghurt and malted milk biscuit base notes. A creamy, mouth-coating palate, with pleasingly balanced acid. Delicious. 0-3 years.

A plethora of pure fruit on the nose, intense and well defined. Dessert apples, pears and nectarines, a peppery, fennel lift and an essence of exotic spice. A nutty, oaty palate with plenty more fruit and a sustained finish. 0-5 years.

A world-class wine. Opulent fruit on the nose which is arrestingly fresh and pure, apricots and acacia honey. The palate is clean and fine, fresh but mouth filling. Sea salt and green olives with a delicious spicy finish. 3-7 years.

Coming from 60-year-old vines, this is fresh and nimble, with yellow fruit on the nose framed by spicy ginger root. The palate is intensely fruity and rich displaying both granny smith and golden delicious apples, and just-ripe pineapple flesh, some lychee and white raspberry too. Long and fine. 2-7 years.

Very nice chunky plum and blackberry fruit with lots of black pepper. Crunchy fruit on the palate with tantalising grippy tannin, pure and lovely varietal Syrah flavour, and lots of freshness. 1-7 years.

Light and fresh, both mineral and floral notes on the nose. There is lots of clean and fresh white grapefruit and lime fruit. A pithy palate with plenty more fruit, an aniseed top note and bitter almond finish. Defined and complex. 0-7 years.

A struck match complexity at first, leaning into white flowers, lychee and crunchy granny smith apples. Pure and defined fruit on the palate with a savoury creaminess, white peaches in droves, a lovely breadth and spice to finish. 2-9 years.

Super juicy cranberry and raspberry fruit here with some lovely, clearly defined varietal black pepper. A supple and juicy palate with the telltale 2024 freshness and balance, grippy, chalky tannin but really delicious. 2-7 years.

Black raspberries and blackcurrants with a toasty, clove undercurrent. The core of fruit on the palate is strong and dense, lifted by violets. Supple texture with ripe, high quality tannin, the freshness holding the wine together. 3-12 years.

A broad nose displaying lots of ripe apricots, nectarines and fresh mango. A little oak treat coming from notes of croissant and dried herbs. Delicious, decadent but delicate. 0-5 years.

Cloaked in an opaque purple hue sleeps this giant. The highly perfumed and expressive nose displays a haunting array of flowers, with violets in particular coming through. A dense core of damson and black cherry fruit with tobacco complexity. On the palate olive and balsamic notes persist for a very long time. 5-15+ years.

A floral nose coupled with heady spice notes, roses and fresh lychee fruit base. The palate is very elegant, slightly oily but with a lemon-juice freshness and beautifully defined fruit. More persistent spice on the finish. 2-15 years.

Peaches and hazelnuts with exotic turmeric spice on the nose. A lesson in Viognier on the palate, fresh apricots and honey with excellent freshness and a chilli finish. Pure and expressive. 0-3 years.

From 5 ha of vines surrounding the beautiful medieval village of Malleval. This is lean in its youth, with an intense, broody fruit core. Pink grapefruit, lychee and ripe mango flavours turning into apple on the pallet with a waxy orange peel finish. 2-7 years.

Aromatic nose displaying intriguing aromas of meat and iodine, very dense and concentrated damson and date fruit. Rich, peppery palate with an ethereal texture despite the tight tannin. Extended sustained length. 5-15 years.

This sleeping giant will be extremely rewarding in time. The nose is complex, there is a plethora of fresh red and black fruit, spiked by vanilla and baking spice. More on the palate alongside fresh coffee, pennies and leather. A very full, sumptuous body, with supple tannins and lasting length. 5-15 years.