If I Could Buy Only One – January 10th Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the January 10th release, which one would it be and why?”

Lavau Côtes Du Rhône 2024, Rhône, France
$14.95, Connexion Oenophilia
John Szabo – My only one comes from a region long regarded as a source of excellent value wines, the kind you’ll always find on a Parisien bistro list (and everywhere else): the southern Rhône. What makes the region such a hotbed for value? Simple, really: good weather, lots of production and many multi-generational family estates, whose debts are paid. Case in point: Lavau 2024 Côtes du Rhône. The vinous story of the Lavau family begins in the 19th century, and today Maison Lavau owns 140 hectares of vineyards and has partnerships with some 350 winegrowers across virtually every appellation in the southern Rhône. This is a thoroughly delicious, plump and juicy, soft and velvety southern Rhône red brimming with fruit. Give it a light chill.

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