Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2023: Report and top-scoring wines
{“api”:{“host”:”https://pinot.decanter.com”,”authorization”:”Bearer NTRjM2RjZWJmNGMwNzRiNzRmNGJkYmFlYWQxNjhjMDkzM2YyNmVlM2E5NmYyM2ZjZTFhZWIxNDRkMmUyMDhjNw”,”version”:”2.0″},”piano”:{“sandbox”:”false”,”aid”:”6qv8OniKQO”,”rid”:”RJXC8OC”,”offerId”:”OFPHMJWYB8UK”,”offerTemplateId”:”OFPHMJWYB8UK”,”wcTemplateId”:”OTOW5EUWVZ4B”}}
Vinsobres
It was a very good vintage in Vinsobres, the wines expressing all the classic markers of this terroir: bold, punchy tannins and concentrated, dense fruit. Acid and alcohol levels were more balanced here than further south. If you’re unfamiliar with this cru, 2023 is a good year to explore it.
Not a subscriber? Sign up today to read the Rhône Report and all Premium articles. Use the code RHONE2023 at checkout to get 20% off your first subscription.
{“content”:”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”}
Matt Walls’ top-scoring Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2023 wines:
{}
{“wineId”:”89602″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89603″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89604″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89605″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89606″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89607″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89608″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89620″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89622″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89623″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89628″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89629″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89630″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89722″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89723″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89724″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”89725″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}
{}
