By Matt Walls Originally Posted December 20th 2017

After Mana Wine partnered with Reboule du Rhone this past November, older vintage reds and whites from the Rhone have dominated our palates!  Read more to learn why we should all be drinking mature wines this winter – Marla Priest

Most Côtes-du-Rhônes are juicily drinkable on release, but certain Rhône appellations produce wines that go on developing for decades.

‘We are lucky,’ says Vincent Avril of Clos des Papes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, ‘we can make wines that can age – so I think we should.’

 Young wines offer vibrancy, brightness and refreshment, but only in maturity do they reach their full aromatic complexity and textural harmony.
When should I drink my wine?

Relatively simple Rhônes are best drunk within their first four years of life, but the most powerful, tannic reds are best drunk either in the first two years after bottling or after eight years, as they risk entering a closed, inexpressive phase in between.

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