J&B's 2020 Rhônes
… and some older vintages too to remind us just how good these wines can be. Above, a view of La Barroche's vines in autumn seen as the sun rises behind Mont Ventoux.
Tuesday, 14 December 2021

Having been unable to get to the Rhône to taste the 2020s, I was deeply appreciative of a chance to taste a good selection of them last week at Justerini & Brooks’ en primeur tasting in London (notes below). James Lawther MW has already written excellently and extensively about the 2020 vintage, which is another in the long line of very good vintages in both the...
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