Southern Rhône 2023: The connoisseur’s guide
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Southern Rhône overall vintage rating: 3.5 / 5
A juicy, ripe vintage, relatively soft in tannin and acidity, but nonetheless displaying detailed terroir expression. Châteauneuf more mixed; some excellent, others overripe. Consistently good vintage for whites throughout the region.
Red wine of the vintage:
Domaine Santa Duc, Clos des Hospices, Gigondas, 2023
White wine of the vintage:
Domaine de Beaurenard Boisrenard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2023
Scroll down for Matt Walls’ top-scoring 2023 wines from the southern Rhône
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Top-scoring southern Rhône 2023 wines:
Highest scoring wines are listed white, then red in score order.
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