{"title":"Rhone Hot Shots!","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThings are about to get spicy! We’ve rounded up a red-hot lineup of Rhône heavy hitters, from Hermitage legends to Cornas rising stars. Brooding Syrah, rich Grenache, serious pedigree… grab your favorites before they disappear! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping included on 6+ bottles!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"e-guigal-cote-rotie-chateau-dampuis-2017","title":"E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Sigh*, Guigal is close to our hearts. Like so many, Marcel’s wines may have been your Cote-Rotie epiphany back in the day, or one waiting to happen. They are better than ever. Read the reviews below. PARTICULARLY, the Chateau d’Ampuis is a favorite, because it truly is at the level of the legendary La La's, while being MUCH more approachable to your wallet. SO much bang for the buck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guigal family spent 15 years restoring Chateau d'Ampuis, a historic property whose oldest sections date to the 11th century. The Chateau d’Ampuis has been the symbol of the town of Ampuis and the world-renowned Cote-Rotie vineyard area for ten centuries. Currently made from 7 exceptional vineyards from both sides of Cote-Rotie, the Cote Blonde and the Cote Brune, and every vineyard is adjoining one of the three Guigal single vineyard crus: La Mouline, La Landonne and La Turque. Ampuis is composed of 93% syrah and 7% viognier, and aged in the same manner as the Guigal single-vineyard crus, with a 4 week maceration and alcoholic fermentation followed by 38 months in new barrels that are all made at the estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003ePAIRING IDEAS: It’s got to be leg of lamb. We like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.agfg.com.au\/recipe\/coffee-crusted-lamb\"\u003ethis recipe\u003c\/a\u003e, because of the modest coffee component – goes sensationally with the herbs and richness of the lamb and the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMUSIC SUGGESTIONS: For some reason \u003cem\u003e“Don’t Bring Me Down”\u003c\/em\u003e by ELO is just what we want right now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50657266729257,"sku":"1015083","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/First-Bottle-Guigal-Cote-Rotie-Chateau-DAmpuis-2017-product-image-6113-large.jpg?v=1752685384"},{"product_id":"domaine-paul-jaboulet-hermitage-la-chapelle-2015","title":"Domaine Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are wines, even for jaded old wine-slingers like us, that ENCHANT. And really, deep down, AMAZE, as in “How is this possible?” The concentration, polish, pure intensity and ineffable balance contained within this stunner is truly jaw-dropping. You can read all the data points below from the pros, but it’s definitely one of the all-time great La Chapelle’s and a MUST for collectors and aficionados!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplosive from start to finish! Spicy, blue fruit, cherry on the nose. The palate is concentrated and rich with fruit throughout. Vinous noted, “a contender for the wine of the vintage.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50657309196585,"sku":"AA16728","price":219.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/Domaine_Paul_Jaboulet_Hermitage_La_Chapelle_2015_AA16728_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1793997997"},{"product_id":"stephane-ogier-selection-de-lieux-dits-2019-9pk-owc","title":"Stéphane Ogier Sélection de Lieux Dits 2019 (9pk) (OWC)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStéphane Ogier represents the seventh generation of a family rooted in Ampuis, the cradle of Côte-Rôtie, and took over from his father Michel in 1998 after spending time in Beaune studying Burgundy’s approach to individual terroir, an influence that has shaped his entire philosophy. Each year, in exceptional vintages only, Ogier reserves a portion of fruit from each of his nine most treasured lieux-dits before they go into his blended cuvées, vinifying and aging each separately to preserve its individual terroir character, and releasing them together in a single wooden case. The nine lieux-dits in the 2019 selection are Montlis, Fongeant, Côte-Bodin, Bertholon, Le Champon, Cognet, Montmain, La Viallière, and Leyat. This is not a collection of second picks. These are the building blocks of Ogier’s finest wines, pulled aside before assembly, and in 2019, a year that produced some of the finest Côte-Rôtie in decades, the results are extraordinary. Decanter awarded the collection 97 points as a set, Vinous 96 and 95 across individual bottles. Nine separate vineyard personalities, one legendary vintage, one of the most compelling Northern Rhône collector’s pieces we have ever offered. Very limited. If you have ever wanted to taste the soul of Côte-Rôtie, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52665676661033,"sku":"1008624","price":1435.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/StephaneOgierSelectiondeLieuxDits2019_9pk_OWC__1008624_FB_Group.jpg?v=1794014113"},{"product_id":"stephane-ogier-syrah-la-rosine-vin-de-pays-des-collines-rhodaniennes-2022","title":"Stéphane Ogier Syrah La Rosine Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Rosine is the name of the previous owner of this six-hectare vineyard that sits just above the southern edge of the Côte-Rôtie boundary in the commune of Tupin et Semons, planted at 10,000 vines per hectare on granite soils. Because it falls outside the official Côte-Rôtie appellation boundary, it carries the IGP Collines Rhodaniennes designation, which is exactly why it represents one of the finest value propositions in the Northern Rhône: same producer, same granite, same obsessive winemaking, different label. Jeb Dunnuck called the 2022 rocking stuff, with ripe red and black fruits, asphalt, roasted herbs, and leather, medium to full-bodied with good ripeness and roundness, and meaty, savory character balanced by sweetness of fruit. Wine Advocate awarded 91 and James Lawther 90, with multiple other tasters praising the classic Northern Rhône black raspberry fruit, chalky minerality, and spice. Aged in 10% new French oak for 14 months, it is bright, vibrant, and joyful, and arguably the smartest everyday Syrah buy from one of the appellation’s most admired families. The price here is exceptional. 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Even Allemand, who is not known for freely dispensing compliments, told Vinous that Gilles is “one of the best vineyard workers in Cornas and will be one of the best of the appellation before too long.” The flagship Cornas blends three separate parcels within Chaillot, planted between the 1950s and 1970s: Combe de Chaillot for fruit, Les Terrasses for granitic punch and intense spice, and Grandes Mures for dark-fruited depth and structure. The 2022 vintage shows the inky, bone-crushing side of Cornas that great years from this appellation produce: black minerality, saturating dark fruit, peppery spice and garrigue, with the brooding, austere character of a wine that wants at least five years in the cellar before it even begins to open. Tiny production, extraordinary pedigree. This is the real deal. Grab it now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53401935905065,"sku":"1015663","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/DomaineGuillaumeGillesCornas2022_1015663_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1793997732"},{"product_id":"m-chapoutier-rouge-le-meal-hermitage-2014","title":"M. Chapoutier Rouge Le Méal Hermitage 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe Méal is one of the most distinctive lieux-dits on the Hermitage hill, a south-facing slope of decomposed granite and gneiss soils at the summit, where Chapoutier farms 100-year-old Syrah vines biodynamically, harvesting by hand and vinifying in small cement vats with high-temperature maceration to extract soft and stable tannins, using only free-run juice and aging in a modest 25% new oak to let the site rather than the cellar do the talking. Michel Chapoutier converted the entire estate to biodynamic viticulture in 1991, decades before it became fashionable, and the Le Méal is the most concentrated and structured expression in his single-parcel Hermitage lineup. The 2014 drew Wine Advocate 95 (with an upward revision to 97+), Wine Spectator 95, and Vinous 93. Wine Advocate described an inky colored wine with liqueur of blackberry, wood smoke, licorice, smoked herbs and black raspberries, big, rich, full-bodied and layered with building tannin, calling it a candidate for 2 to 4 years of cellaring and excellent drinking over the following two decades. Wine Spectator described fleshy, broad mulberry and blackberry with sage, anise, and bramble. Now over 11 years from harvest, this is opening beautifully and drinking through 2031. The price here is incredibly good for a single-parcel Hermitage of this pedigree. Grab it now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660634554665,"sku":"1014810","price":239.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/MChapoutierRougeLeMealHermitage2014_1014810_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1794014789"},{"product_id":"m-chapoutier-blanc-le-meal-hermitage-2009","title":"M. Chapoutier Blanc Le Méal Hermitage 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Thomas Jefferson wrote in his diary that white Hermitage was the greatest dry white wine in France, he was most likely drinking from a hillside very close to this. The Le Méal Blanc is produced from 100-year-old Marsanne vines on the summit of the Hermitage hill, on chalk and alluvial soils, harvested in late August 2009 and aged in 100% new French oak. The 2009 is one of the most extraordinary expressions of white Hermitage ever produced from this estate. Jeb Dunnuck awarded a perfect 100, describing glorious aromas of lychee, toasted hazelnut, brioche, mineral, and honeycomb that literally soar from the glass, awesomely concentrated and structured with a deep, decadent texture that somehow stays weightless and fresh, with gorgeous acidity, perfect balance, and a blockbuster finish. Wine Advocate awarded 99, describing the most exotic, tropical fruit-flavored expression from Chapoutier in 2009, with mango, orange blossom, nectarine, and white currants, mind-boggling in its intensity. Wine Spectator awarded 98. Vinous 94. Now 16 years from harvest and still on a magnificent trajectory, with a drinking window that extends through 2049 and beyond. The price here is extraordinary for a 100-point white Hermitage of this age and caliber. These are incredibly rare. This is the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660634587433,"sku":"1015134","price":184.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/MChapoutierBlancLeMealHermitage2009_1015134_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1794014752"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-la-janasse-vieilles-vignes-chateauneuf-du-pape-2019","title":"Domaine de la Janasse Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vieilles Vignes is the flagship of Domaine de la Janasse, the cuvée that has placed this family estate at the very top of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s hierarchy since Christophe Sabon took over from his father Aimé in the late 1990s. The wine draws from vines as old as 1920 across four distinct vineyard sites in the northeastern sector of the appellation, the La Janasse and La Crau lieux-dits forming the backbone, with a blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, and 15% Syrah fermented in concrete and matured for 12 months in a mix of foudre and demi-muid. The 2019 vintage produced conditions that multiple critics described as the finest in a generation for Châteauneuf, and Janasse responded with one of the greatest Vieilles Vignes ever made. Wine Advocate awarded 98+, Wine Enthusiast 98, Jeb Dunnuck 97+, Decanter 97, Wine Spectator 95, Vinous 93, James Suckling 92. Jeb Dunnuck called it another tour de force, clearly firing on all cylinders. Wine Advocate described black cherries, blackberries, and garrigue, dense and concentrated with formidable yet ripe tannins and vibrant, intense fruit with all the ingredients for cellaring up to two decades. Incredibly priced for a wine drawing scores like these. Very limited. Don’t hesitate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660634620201,"sku":"1008975","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/DomainedelaJanasseVieillesVignesChateauneuf-du-Pape2019_1008975_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1793997428"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-la-janasse-cuvee-xxl-chateauneuf-du-pape-2019","title":"Domaine de la Janasse Cuvée XXL Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wine has been made exactly three times in its history. The inaugural vintage was 2007, the second was 2016, and the 2019 is the third, produced only because the season delivered raw material so extraordinary that Christophe Sabon felt it demanded its own bottle. A blend of 65% Grenache and 35% Syrah drawn from the most exceptional old-vine parcels on the estate, including vines planted in 1905, the XXL is not simply a richer version of the Vieilles Vignes. It is a wine of its own singular character: dark, muscular, and concentrated, with the warmth and sauvage depth of Châteauneuf from an exceptional vintage held in the most extreme balance the vintage allows. Jeb Dunnuck called it pure magic, saying it “ranks with the all-time greats.” Vinous awarded 95. With fewer than three vintages in existence, the word “rare” does not begin to cover it. The price here is exceptional for a wine this historically significant. These exist in very small numbers. Grab them while they last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660634652969,"sku":"1003146","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/DomainedelaJanasseCuveeXXLChateauneuf-du-Pape2019_1003146_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1794014565"},{"product_id":"e-guigal-la-landonne-cote-rotie-2015","title":"E. Guigal La Landonne Côte Rôtie 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Landonne is one of three Guigal single-vineyard wines known collectively as the La Las, wines that have drawn more perfect scores from more major critics than perhaps any other collection of bottles from a single producer on earth. The vineyard sits at the extreme northern end of the Côte Brune, planted entirely to Syrah on iron-rich limestone clay soils at between 200 and 330 meters on some of the steepest inclines in the region, and was first farmed by Guigal in 1975 when Marcel had it planted at Philippe’s birth. It is the most backward and structured of the three La Las, demanding the most patience and rewarding it most lavishly. The 2015 is a wine of pure legend. Jeb Dunnuck awarded a perfect 100, describing it as majestic and regal, a powerful, massively concentrated Côte-Rôtie with a saturated purple color and an insane bouquet of smoked meats, graphite, liquid rocks, violets, and crème de cassis. Wine Advocate awarded 100, calling it impenetrably dense and dark, loaded with black olive, espresso and cassis, with incredible richness, detail, and a nearly endless finish. James Suckling also awarded 100, describing a profound wine of really striking depth and resonance, saying it is a triumph and up there with the greatest La Landonne releases. Wine Spectator 99, Vinous 97, Decanter 95. Three perfect scores from three of the world’s most authoritative critics. The price here is incredible for a wine of this magnitude. Very limited. These will not come around again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660634718505,"sku":"1015085","price":429.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/EGuigalLaLandonneCoteRotie2015_1015085_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1794014474"},{"product_id":"e-guigal-ex-voto-hermitage-2017","title":"E. 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Wine Spectator awarded 97, Vinous 97, and Wine Advocate 95, with WA describing singed leather, exotic spice, roasted meat, cedar, mocha, cherry, and cassis with a whirl of complexity and a lingering finish. Jeb Dunnuck confirmed the 2017 “will most likely merit a triple-digit rating in 4-5 years.” That window is now. The price here is extraordinary for an Ex-Voto of this caliber. Very limited. Act on it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660634784041,"sku":"1014722","price":239.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/EGuigalEx-VotoHermitage2017_1014722_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1794014437"},{"product_id":"e-guigal-chateau-d-ampuis-cote-rotie-2018","title":"E. Guigal Château d'Ampuis Côte Rôtie 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau d’Ampuis is Guigal’s assembled masterpiece, a Côte-Rôtie drawn from seven of the appellation’s most historic lieux-dits spanning both the Brune and Blonde slopes, with vines averaging 50 years of age. The blend is 93% Syrah with 7% co-fermented Viognier, aged 38 months in new French oak barrels hand-made at the Château. The 2018 vintage was one of the hottest in recent memory on the Northern Rhône, and Château d’Ampuis responded with what many critics are calling one of the finest expressions of this cuvée in decades. When Jeb Dunnuck tasted it from barrel, he declared it “certainly in the same league as the famed La Las,” then awarded it 97 points in bottle. Wine Enthusiast followed at 97, landing it at No. 15 on their 2023 Top 100 Cellar Selections list. Vinous awarded 96, describing a glass-staining violet color with expansive black and blue fruit, licorice, incense, and floral qualities on a powerfully scented nose. James Suckling scored it 96, pointing to a very deep, smoky and spicy nose with delicate notes of coconut and pomegranate, a very long, polished finish with delicate sweetness and underplayed power. Wine Advocate came in at 95+, noting that despite 38 months in new oak the wine still exudes blackberries and blueberries as a testament to its concentration, calling it full-bodied and rich yet silky and long, with hints of mocha and brown sugar on the finish. The price here is incredibly well-positioned for Guigal of this caliber. Very limited. 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