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We originally planned to cover the Rhone in a single tasting, but the sheer variety of wines available made it nearly impossible to narrow down the selection, and so we have broken the Rhone Valley up into two parts. This tasting will focus on the primary grapes and styles of the southern Rhone, expressed via its two most famous appellations, Gigondas and Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and its two most important (red) varieties, Grenache and Mourvedre.

This tasting is the sixth and final in our France vs. the World series, in which the wine regions of France take on their counterparts other parts of the world. Each flight will be presented blind, to reduce the effects of favouritism. Join us to see if the wines of the southern end of the Rhone Valley can stand up to some of the best the rest of the world has to offer...

To secure your place at this tasting, click here to email drink@uncorked.co.uk, or call us at 020 7638 5998.

Wines to be tasted:

2015 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
2022 Sadie Family Wines Palladius (Swartland)
2021 Savage Wines Thief in the Night Swartland Grenache
2021 Pegaso Arrebatacapas Cebreros Garnacha
2021 Les Pallieres Racines Gigondas
2022 Casa Castillo Jumilla Monastrell (or 2022 Newton Johnson Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Mourvedre)
2021 Domaine Tempier Cuvee Cabassaou Bandol
2018 Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin Chateauneuf-du-Pape
2022 Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi Priorat
2012 Noon Eclipse McLaren Vale
1995 Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Wines may be subject to change. No refunds within 48 hours of the event.