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Could a Côtes du Rhône ever score 100 points? There’s no reason why not. In fact, Domaine Gramenon scored 97 points in the recent 2023 Rhône vintage report. Score inflation? No; the wine deserved it on merit. Scroll down to see 16 of Mat Walls’ top 2023 Côtes du Rhône under £20 {“content”:”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”} 16 of …
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