A ton of great, ready-to-enjoy Côtes du Rhône reds here, as well as some structured, ageworthy cru wines. See this guide for all our extensive coverage of the 2023 vintage in the Rhône Valley.
Across the board, Rhône's southern crus largely turned out good-quality red wines in 2023. Cairanne, Lirac and Rasteau were arguably the pick, with balanced and attractive wines aplenty. Lirac as usual is a difficult one to generalise about as there are many different house styles being produced, in part as there are many wines there produced by wineries that have invested from outside, especially from Châteauneuf-du-Pape...