Matt Walls

Walls: Chasing freshness in Ventoux

With over 30 wines tasted...

Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier's Sélections Parcellaires 2023

What do they tell us about the 2023 vintage...

Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Massif d'Uchaux

Walls: Domaine Danjou-Banessy, rising star of Roussillon

Wines to make your heart race...

Walls: Vertical tasting of Château Mont-Redon 1961-2022

Tasting some of the Rhône's longest-lived wines across six decades...

Walls: Domaine Bonnefond's inspiring next generation

Exceptional wines from Léa Bonnefond...

Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret

Including 22 reds and whites to try...

Walls: The importance of drinking windows over scores

Matt Walls on how important the drink date is...

Walls: How to find value in the Rhône

Five tip-offs you need to know about...

Matt Walls: My top wines of 2023

Our Rhône correspondent's top picks of 2023...

Matt Walls: M Chapoutier Chante-Alouette vertical tasting

14 vintages of Chapoutier's majestic white Hermitage...

Walls: The next step for Jaboulet’s Hermitage La Chapelle

A new chapter for Hermitage La Chapelle...

Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

It could take a while for the Côte-Rôties to come round...

St-Joseph 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

An excellent vintage for reds and whites...

Cornas & St-Péray 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

Know your producers...

Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

More majestic than elegant this year...

Crozes-Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

While reds can be varied, whites are a solid choice...

Northern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring wines

A stark contrast to 2021, and all the better for it...

Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

Don't overlook Rasteau this year...

Lirac & Tavel 2022: report and top-scoring wines

Find good value wines in these two appellations...

Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

Overall freshness and balance to be found...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

The best-performing appellation in 2022...

Southern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring wines

A vintage for reds...

Rhône 2022 en primeur: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines

It's worth doing your research before buying from this surprising vintage...

Rhône 2022 en primeur diary: The south

A week in the life of a Rhône correspondent during en primeur...

Rhône 2022 en primeur diary: The north

A week in the life of a Rhône correspondent during en primeur...

Walls: 26 value Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines to try

Châteauneuf on a budget... if you know where to look...

Walls: Best Rhône wine lists in the UK

Where to get your Rhône fix in the UK...

Walls: Rasteau 2020 in bottle

Not familiar with Rasteau? This is the vintage to start with...

Walls: Alexandre Fréguin interview, wine director of L’Oustalet

A chat with Alexandre Fréguin on his life story so far and advice for wine pairings...