Rhône 2010 – other southern reds

Tomorrow – Northern Rhône reds. See here for a guide to our coverage of the Rhône's lovely 2010s and details of UK merchants currently offering them en primeur.

This collection of more than 200 tasting notes, the great majority made on the basis of blind tastings within appellation, includes arguably the best-value wines of all in our extensive range of 650 reviews of 2010 Rhônes. Châteauneufs are all well and good but they are generally quite a bit more expensive than equivalent Gigondas and Vacqueyras, and considerably more expensive than any Côtes du Rhône or Côtes du Rhône-Villages.

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