Rhone 2016 En Primeur

Famille Perrin: "The 2016 vintage in the Southern Rhone is exceptional; the wines taste wonderful, offering a lot of freshness and balance. They show beautiful texture, tannic structure, and ripeness on all the grape varieties. This exciting vintage that is taking shape in our cellars reminds us of 2010, 2000, and more and more like 1990."

Last year's 2015 vintage was considered similar to 1989, therefore, comparisons with the 1989 & 1990 pairing abound; and it is certainly no overstatement to declare that, for Famille Perrin, 2016 is a stellar vintage. All the wines showed gorgeous, vibrant fruit at the launch in September. These wines are highly recommended.