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91 VM Bright purple. Energetic black raspberry, cherry, Asian spices and olive paste on the seductively perfumed nose. Fleshy and expansive in the mouth, offering juicy red and dark berry liqueur flavors and a suave note of...
“"Detour" is made from Roussanne, Clairette and Marsanne - it's a delicious Northern Rhone wine and a great value! The aromas are quite floral with white fruits, lemony citrus, hay and brown spice. The palate is supple...
“Les Iris” is made from 100% Syrah, and aged for 8 months in concrete vats. It expresses floral notes, black fruits, citrus and spices. The tannins are silky and delicate and the fruit is wild, brambly...
95 RP / 95 WS 95 Points Robert Parker: The 2003 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out even better than I thought last year. Black purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of smoke,...
90 WA From Bruno Boisson, the 2009 Cairanne is outstanding. Already bottled, it exhibits sweet roasted Provencal herb notes intermixed with notions of licorice, lavender, cherry marmalade and spice box. This broad,...
94 WS / 94-96 WA / 92-94 VM Lush and silky in feel, with creamed plum, raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors gliding atop a very refined structure. Light anise, rooibos tea, bergamot and mulled blood orange notes deliver...
"Medium intensity with aromas of small stone fruits and delicately spicy hints of pepper, thyme and garrigue (bush land). Smooth, warming and elegant. Its aromas recall wild red fruits, dark cherries, forest floor and...
94 WA / 92 RPThe 100% Syrah 2006 Cote Rotie la Mordoree was backward and tight, yet had beautiful concentration, full-bodied richness and classy notes of white pepper, mint and darker fruits. It opens up with time in the...
100 RP / 99 WA The 2011 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree comes from a lieu-dit known as Les Murets planted with 80- to 90-year-old Marsanne vines. The bouquet offers up scents of Asian spices, lychee nuts, white...
98+ WA / 96 JS / 95 WS / 94-96 VM The thickest, most unctuous, full-bodied and sexy white of the vintage is the 2014 Ermitage de lOree. Coming all from the sedimentary soils of the Les Murets and aged mostly in demi-muids...
100 RP / 99 WS The 2010 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc, which comes from pure granite soils, is a perfect wine. This awesome white, made from pre-phylloxera vines that are not grafted onto American root stocks, offers notes of...
100 WA / 98 WS Completing a trifecta of perfect whites, the 2013 Ermitage lErmite Blanc is another sensational effort that offers incredible minerality/liquid rock in its pineapple, tangerine, flower oil, mint and...
98+ WA / 97 WS As expected, the 2011 Ermitage lErmite, which comes from the lieu-dit of the same name, is more backward and focused, with a slightly closed, tight profile. Slowly giving up ample cassis and black raspberry...
97 WS / 96+ WA / 95 VM Sleek, with mouthwatering red currant, raspberry and cherry preserve flavors forming the core, while a dusting of cocoa, a snap of red licorice and a long, lingering iron spine complete the picture...
98+ WA / 96 WS / 96 VM The star of the show in 2013 is the 2013 Ermitage le Pavillon. Coming from the west and eastern edges of the Bessards lieu-dit and aged in 30% new French oak, its sensational black/blue color is...
The wine is pale with green and yellow tints with aromas of white blossom, lemons and exotic tropical fruits. Good balance between the freshness and roundness with great length. Try with buttered popcorn, light white fish...
95 WA Another blockbuster that savvy readers need to buy up, the 2012 Saint Joseph les Granits Blanc is a drop-dead gorgeous wine that offers up tons of crushed rock-like minerality, stone fruits, white peach and buttered...
"Intense aromas recalling red fruits - especially red currant, raspberry. On the palate it is light and vivid with persistent fruitiness and is a pleasant easy drinking wine." -Winery
95+ RP More backward and concentrated, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as dense, black raspberry, black currant, garrigue, licorice and lavender characteristics. Full-bodied with...
Pink dress like raspberry, expressive nose with notes of little red berries. On the palate, the wine is very balanced and in line with the nose. The palate is full with a long length. Spicy aftertaste. A nice, fresh, fruity...
95 WS / 95-97+ WA / 93-95 VM Features a solid core of lightly steeped kirsch, black cherry and raspberry fruit, backed by singed juniper and apple wood notes that lend aromatic and textural contrast. Tobacco, shiso leaf and...
95 WS / 94-96 WA / 93-95 VM This has the fleshy, pure and driven vintage profile of cassis and raspberry running right down the middle, with an amped-up finish of roasted apple wood, graphite and ganache notes providing a...
“A blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault. A deep purple color and aromas of spicy notes and dark red fruits. The full flavor of the wine has excellent structure and has rounded tannins. Pair with red grilled...
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Dark red fruit, tobacco and medium tannins. "Based in Lirac, which is just to the west of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château de Montfaucon reliably produces high-quality wines that almost always represent solid...
“The 2014 La Chaussynette is is a delicious Grenache and Provençal beauty giving up lots of peppery spice, loamy earth and leather in a medium-bodied, juicy, fruit-forward style.”-...
Winemaker's Notes: A fresh, medium-bodied, slightly spicy red from a blend of Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault. Aromatic and fruity, an eager wine with pretty, supple tannins, evolving to notes of garrigue and ripe cherries...
92 VM Brilliant ruby. Blueberry, potpourri, smoky minerals and peppery spices on the seductively perfumed nose. Concentrated, bright and focused, offering sappy blue fruit, bitter cherry, licorice and dark chocolate flavors...
“70% Grenache, 30% Syrah. Pungent aromas of dried red fruits and potpourri, with a spicy overtone. Silky and sweet, with vibrant red currant and cherry flavors, complemented by deeper notes of licorice, violet,...
98 WS / 95 RP / 95 VM Really tight now, but packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, theres layer after layer of sweet spice, fruit and minerality pumping...
98 WS / 95 WA / 95 VM Really tight now, but packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, theres layer after layer of sweet spice, fruit and minerality pumping...
95 WA / 96 WS / 95 VM The 2009 is showing better out of bottle than it was last year. Gorgeous kirsch liqueur notes, raspberry jam, forest floor, spice box, new saddle leather and a peppery spiciness are all present in this...
99+ WA / 99 RP / 98 WS / 96 VM Mind blowing stuff, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape is most likely the greatest wine ever from this estate. Still inky colored, it has a powerful, slightly backward feel in its crushed rocks,...
98 WS / 94-96 VM / 94-96 WA This has a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte de fruit flavors that holds center stage but still allows notes of Lapsang souchong tea, anise, incense and shiso leaf to...
96 WS A lovely acacia note leads the way here, with additional accents of honeysuckle, Key lime, white peach and mirabelle plum following quickly. The very right, racy, mineral-fueled finish sets this apart from the pack,...
98 WA / 96 WS The 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina is a blend of 60% Grenache aged in foudre (from close to 100-year-old vines) and 40% Mourvedre aged in demi-muids. Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by...
95-98 WA / 93-95 VM Deeper, more masculine, graphite-laced and structured, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Deux Ex Machina (60/40 Grenache and Mourvèdre) always shows a huge, meaty, roasted herb, kirsch and darker...
94-97 WA / 93-95 VM The 2015 reds from these two brothers are some of the gems in the vintage. The 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape La Combe des Fous is another sensational wine. Full-bodied, gorgeously concentrated and yet...
This wine is a dark ruby red color, with superb youthful glints of deep purple. The nose is very fresh, with aromas of violet, blackcurrant, and dark fruits--but also red fruits, cedar, and spices. It is light and fresh in...
"The colour is a deep garnet red. The nose is essentially fruity, with strong aromas of cassis and plums, and a touch of violets. This is an ample, well-rounded wine in the mouth that has sufficient tannins for ageing...
“100% Syrah farmed with organic and biodynamic practices. This is a rich, juicy red wine from Domaine des Amphores. Lots of dark berry notes, jammy and sweet in delivery, with a touch of floral violet along the way...
“60% Grenache, 40% Syrah farmed organically and sustainably from vines 46 years on average. This family-run estate is crafted with loving hands on land once cultivated by the Romans. Ripe, well-defined with blueberry,...
96 WS / 92-94 WA / 92-94 VM This has an intense core of crushed plum, raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors, draped with melted licorice notes and backed by a wave of warm fruitcake. Hedonistic for sure, but accents of...
97 WS / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM This delivers a lush, enticing blast of cassis and raspberry and boysenberry preserve flavors, carried by a silky structure that lets the fruit play out at length, giving adequate time...
95 RP / 98 JD All four 2007 Chateauneuf du Papes, including the unbottled new cuvee, are absolutely brilliant efforts. A true sleeper of the vintage, and a wine to buy by the case given its reasonable price is the 2007...
92 WA / 92 WS / 92 VMSpecial price of $43.89 when 6 or more are added to your cart. The 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape (70% Grenache and 15% each of Syrah and Mourvedre) is beautiful, with medium to full-bodied richness,...
90-92 WA / 90-92 VM 90-92 Points Wine Advocate: The 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape sports a medium ruby color as well as perfumed notes of strawberries, currants, dried herbs and dried flowers. Elegant, medium to...
95 WA / 92-94 RP / 93 VM / 92 WS Coming from a cooler, sandy terroir in the northeastern part of the appellation, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin (which comes 80% from the Chaupoin lieu-dit and 20% from the La...
94 WA / 94 WS / 93 VM The 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin, which I was able to taste (and drink) from multiple bottles, is a beautiful Grenache that comes from the cooler, northeastern edge of the appellation. Coming...
94-96 WA / 93-95 VM 94-96 Points Wine Advocate: The 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin is also slightly lighter in color than normal, yet offers a beautiful bouquet of crushed flowers, kirsch, black raspberries,...
96 WA / 94 VM / 93 WS And a candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is always a rough blend of 85% Grenache and the balance Syrah, Mourvedre, Clairette and other permitted...
96 WA / 96 WS / 94 VM Up in the top handful of wines in the vintage (which should come as no surprise to anyone who follows this estate), the 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a full-bodied, beautifully...
97 WS / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM Ripe and focused, with a delightful mix of cassis, blood orange and cherry coulis flavors streaming through, backed by black tea and apple wood accents. Finely beaded acidity lets the fruit...
94-96+ WA One of the more polished, seamless and sexy vintages of this cuvée I can remember, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée de la Reine des Bois sports a deep ruby/purple color to go with fabulous...
98 WA / 96 RP / 94 WS Easily my favorite in the retrospective, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape la Reserve Secrete (60% Grenache and 40% Syrah, aged mostly in small barrels) flirts with perfection and is a heavenly Chateauneuf...
92-94 WA Looking at the classic cuvee, the 2015 Gigondas is a wine that readers should buy by the case. A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and the balance Mourvèdre and Cinsault, it offers up gorgeous notes of black...
96 WS / 96-99 WA This is brimming with dark plum, blueberry, raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors, all moving seamlessly together while the finish picks up a fine inlay of anise, black tea and chalky minerality. Pure and...
95 WS / 95-97 WA Intense raspberry and boysenberry fruit unwinds slowly here, with light bergamot, black tea and violet notes skittering throughout. The structure is ample but very fine-grained, and there’s lilting...
92-94 VM / 91 WA Bright ruby. Raspberry, lavender and passion fruit on the exotic, highly aromatic nose. Spicy, sappy and concentrated, offering intense red fruit liqueur, apricot and floral pastille flavors that expand with...
96 WS Dark and densely packed, yet terrifically racy, with plum sauce, pastis and crushed blackberry fruit wound with charcoal and roasted tobacco leaf notes, but carried by riveting acidity. A long, singed iron note hangs...
96 WS / 95 WA 96 Points Wine Spectator: Offers a scintillating display of loganberry, black currant, bitter plum and cherry pit notes before picking up a racy minerally edge that pierces the finish, leaving echoes of warm...
92 VM 92 Points Vinous Media: Opaque ruby. A complex, smoky bouquet evokes fresh cherry, cassis, violet and cracked pepper. Sappy, precise and gently sweet on the palate, offering lively dark berry and floral pastille...
95 WS / 92 VM 95 Points Wine Spectator: "This really stands apart from the crowd, with searingly intense minerality cutting through a massive core of pastis, plum sauce and fig paste. Gorgeous violet and spice notes fill in...
95 WS "A solidly grippy, old-school version, with lots of brick dust, roasted chestnut and fresh tobacco leaf notes coating the core of steeped plum, raspberry and black cherry fruit. Offers a broad and woodsy feel through...
94 WA / 93 VM One of my favorite wines, the 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuvee R'serv'e is a classic. Beautiful on the nose, with notions of ground pepper, wild herbs, minerality and smoked plum and dark fruit, its medium to...
96-99 WA One of the wines of the vintage is certainly the 2015 Cornas Pur Noir. In a similar style to the Vin Noir, yet with a touch more plushness and texture, this killer wine offers layers of black raspberries,...
95-97+ WA / 93-95 VM Offering more barbecue smoke, cassis, black raspberry and charcoal aroma and flavors, the 2015 Cornas Vin Noir is a serious, concentrated, structured Cornas that has impeccable balance, crazy good...
95 WA One of the finest St Péray I’ve tasted (along with Michel Chapoutier’s St Péray Lieu-Dit Payrolles) is the 2015 St Péray Pur Blanc. This wine is 100% Marsanne from 100-year-old vines...
94 WS / 93 VM / 93 WA Rock-solid, with a hefty core of fig, blackberry and black cherry fruit, wrapped in chestnut and tobacco leaf notes and carrying through a lavender- and tar-framed finish. Dense and grippy, showing a...
93 RP There are only 400 cases of the outstanding 2009 Cotes du Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois, a blend of 80% Grenache from 80-year-old vines, 15% Mourvedre from 20-year-old vines, and 5% Syrah from 15-year-old vines, all aged...
92 WA The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape is made from 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah and Mourvedre, all from the famed lieu-dit Les Pialons, which is located only a few miles from Vieux Telegraphes La Crau, although it is normally...
"60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% mourvèdre.” - Winery
50% Grenache, 50% Syrah. La Chapelle is a fruit driven red wine designed for an instant pleasure. Made naturally from verylow yield old Grenache and Syrah, its round and supple tannins fully express red fruit aromas...
93 VM Brilliant purple. A seductively perfumed bouquet evokes ripe blackberry, blueberry, incense and olive and carries a smoky mineral overtone. Seamless and sweet in the mouth, offering energetic black and blue fruit and...
96 RP There are fewer than 200 cases each of the 2009 Ermitage Les Dionnieres and 2009 Ermitage Le Meal. Both are spectacular efforts boasting a blue/purple color along with notes of creosote, acacia flowers, beef blood,...
90 WA Medium garnet in color, this 2009 has fragrant aromas of kirsch, mulberries, spice cake, Indian spices and black pepper with hints of earth, iron ore and lavender. Very full, rich and concentrated, it presents medium...
91+ WA 91+ Points Wine Advocate: Medium garnet-purple colored, the nose is of warm berries, black cherry compote and dried Provence herb aromas with hints of cumin seed, cardamom and violets. Full, opulent and seductive on...
91 RP The Wine Advocate - The 2013 Cotes du Rhone Cercius Vieilles Vignes from the Plateau de Domazan, is a 7,000-case blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah aged six months in concrete. Cercius is the Latin name for the...
94-96 WA / 91-93 VM The 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Les Origines (50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 20% Syrah aged in a mix of concrete tanks and small barrels) has fabulous notes of crème de cassis,...
100 RP / 99 JD A monumental effort meriting a perfect score, the super-rich 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a 4,000-bottle blend of 50% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah from 55- to 105-year-old vines and...
95 RP "In the top 1-2 wines of the vintage, the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a Mourvedre shifted blend of 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 20% Syrah that saw 16 months in 60% small barrels, with the...
99 WA / 97 WS / 94 IWC “The 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an off-the-hook effort that easily competes with the more expensive single-vineyard releases. Seamless, gorgeously pure and seriously concentrated...
95-96 WA / 95 WS / 94 VM A wine that will be in bottle by the time you read this, the 2012 Cote Rotie Chateau dAmpuis (it always incorporates 7% Viognier) will check in behind the sensational 2009 and 2010, but should be on...
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