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ESTATE PRICE! The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Guigasse is cut from the same cloth, with a big, spicy bouquet of ripe black cherries, Asian spice, Provençal garrigue, and sappy flowers. It's rich, medium to full-bodied, has a great mid-palate, and a seamless texture. It's a big mouthful of classic Southern Rhône goodness that can be drunk today or...
ESTATE PRICE! I loved the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Grand Pin and this flagship cuvée (100% Grenache) comes all from the northern part of the Pignan lieu-dit and spent 24 months in demi-muids. It offers a crazily perfumed bouquet of strawberries, pine resin, white pepper and green herbs that continues to change in the glass. This gives way to a...
ESTATE PRICE! All Grenache coming from sandy soils in the northern part of the Pignan lieu-dit, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Le Grand Pin was not destemmed and is still resting in older demi-muids. It has a classic, exotic perfume of ripe strawberries and cherry-like fruit as well as rose petal, baking spices, sappy garrigue, and exotic flowers. Medium...
I loved the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape, a classic Southern Rhône readers will love to have in their cellars. Medium to full-bodied, incredibly elegant, and even pretty, it has textbook red and black fruits, peppery garrigue, violets, and spice-like aromas and flavors. It’s always interesting when tasting through the wines from this estate to see the change...
ESTATE PRICE the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape XXL is pure magic and one of the most singular wines out there. Based on 65% Grenache and the rest Syrah and other varieties, it was only 30% destemmed and brought up all in demi-muids. Where previous vintages of this beauty were almost over the top, the 2019 shows a more elegant, pure, balanced profile as well as...
ESTATE PRICE!this 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is a classic blend of 82% Grenache, 5% each of Syrah and Mourvedre, and the rest Vaccarese and Counoise, all from the northern part of the appellation, aged in tank. Perfumed red fruits, rose petals, spice, and sappy, peppery garrigue all flow to a medium to full-bodied, seamless 2020 with silky tannins,...
ESTATE PRICE!his 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is a classic blend of 82% Grenache, 5% each of Syrah and Mourvedre, and the rest Vaccarese and Counoise, all from the northern part of the appellation, aged in tank. Perfumed red fruits, rose petals, spice, and sappy, peppery garrigue all flow to a medium to full-bodied, seamless 2020 with silky tannins,...
An old vine blend of 70% Grenache and equal parts Syrah and Mourvedre, all aged in concrete tank, the 2009 Domaine de Villeneuve Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Vieilles Vignes is an outstanding, decadently styled wine that offers loads of black cherry liqueur, garrigue, underbrush, and pepper aromatics. This flows to a hedonistic, sweetly fruited palate that has...
ESTATE PRICE! This estate has produced a brilliant 2020 Côtes du Rhône Villages Les Cassagnes de La Nerthe that’s based on 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and the rest Mourvèdre. Black raspberries, toasted spices, graphite, and hints of pepper all flow to a medium-bodied, concentrated, seamlessly put together Côtes du Rhône that has present tannin and a great...
ESTATE PRICE! The base 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape checks in as 50% Grenache, 28% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre, and a splash of Muscardin. Gorgeous cassis, blackberries, peppery herbs, and violet notes all emerge from this medium to full-bodied effort, which has wonderful tannins and remarkable purity and freshness, especially in the vintage. Not yet bottled, it...
ESTATE PRICE! A terrific 2015, the 2011 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is made from 50% Grenache and 20% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, with the balance a mix of permitted varieties. Blackberry jam, black cherries, smoked meats, licorice and scorched earth notes all give way to a ripe, sexy, beautifully textured effort that has sweet tannin and a great finish. Drink...
ESTATE PRICE! A smaller production cuvée based largely on Roussanne, with 5% Clairette, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Des Generations Marie-Leoncie Blanc is another richer style of white, offering plenty of honeyed citrus, toasted almonds, white flowers, and honeysuckle aromas to go with a medium to full-bodied, rich, concentrated style on the...
ESTATE PRICE! Showing beautifully, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape L’Avenue boasts a deeper ruby/purple-tinged hue as well as a rocking bouquet of kirsch, blackberries, spring flowers, candied violets, and Asian spices. This beauty is full-bodied, has a rounded, mouthfilling texture, ripe tannins, and a blockbuster of a finish. Based on 100% Grenache from a...
ESTATE PRICE! all Grenache, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Amiral G. is another heavenly wine, and as with most vintages of this cuvee, it’s going to flirt with perfection. Deep ruby-hued with an awesome bouquet of mulled raspberries, kirsch, toasted spices, white flowers, and a kiss of peppery garrigue, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a...
ESTATE PRICE! A mix of most of the permitted white varieties (mostly Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne), the 2021 Lirac La Reine Des Bois Blanc is thrilling stuff, and I’d certainly put it up with any of the top Châteauneuf du Pape whites out there. Light gold hued with a clean, classy bouquet of crushed citrus, spiced pear, white flowers, and...
ESTATE PRICE! The 2008 M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Croix de Bois, 100% Grenache from the Croix de Bois lieu-dit, is more fleshy and ripe than the Barbe Rac, with ripe, upfront blackberry and raspberry fruit that’s intermixed with smoked herb, mineral, and charred earth character that comes through more on the palate. Medium+ bodied and very well...
ESTATE PRICE! The 2014 Châteauneuf du Pape Croix de Bois, which as always, is a 100% Grenache that comes from a parcel on the eastern side of the appellation, near the village of Bédarrides. Completely de-stemmed and aged 16 months in concrete, it offers the advanced, fruity style expected of the cuvée as well as classic notes of Bing cherries,...
ESTATE PRICE! More blackberry, blueberry, violets, ground pepper, and flowers emerge from the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Croix De Bois, which is also all Grenache brought up in concrete. It's full-bodied, deep, seriously concentrated, has ample tannins, and a huge finish. This is another brilliant Grenache from Chapoutier that delivers everything you...
ESTATE PRICE!The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc gives up clean, crisp notes of citrus blossom, lime and pear, medium-bodied richness, vibrant acidity and an impeccably balanced style on the palate. Possessing both freshness and richness, it will be versatile on the dinner table over the coming 2-4 years, and I suspect even longer.
ESTATE PRICE ! One of the silkiest and most seamless wines of the vintage, the 2016 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Face à Face is 100% Grenache and exhibits drop dead gorgeous aromas of toasted spice, kirsch, raspberries, incense, roasted meat, licorice and who knows what else. Just complex, perfumed and intense with stunning purity and precision, the palate is...
ESTATE PRICE! The 2021 Côtes-du-Rhône is a rich, meaty, beefy effort that has plenty of Provençal character and charm. It's medium-bodied, concentrated, and has terrific mid-palate depth, especially in this vintage."
ESTATE PRICE! The 2019 Rasteau Brunel De La Gardine is fabulous all the way and is going to compete with the top wines in the appellation. Based on 75% Grenache and 25% Syrah brought up all in tank, this medium to full-bodied, pure, concentrated effort boasts a deep purple color as well as notes of blackberries, ground pepper, crushed flowers, and...
ESTATE PRICE! A smaller production cuvée based largely on Roussanne, with 5% Clairette, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Des Generations Marie-Leoncie Blanc is another richer style of white, offering plenty of honeyed citrus, toasted almonds, white flowers, and honeysuckle aromas to go with a medium to full-bodied, rich, concentrated style on the...
ESTATE PRICE! The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Le Grand Pin is more vibrant and complex, offering notes of juniper bush, white pepper, sappy herbs, and assorted dark fruits. Coming all from the northern part of the Pignan lieu-dit and all Grenache that was not destemmed, it’s full-bodied and has a great mouthfeel, plenty of tannins, and a great finish. It’s...
ESTATE PRICE! Starting with the two Côtes du Rhônes released under the Brunel de la Gardine label, the 2021 Côtes du Rhône Blanc offers pretty citrus and minty characteristics as well as a balanced, clean, impressively pure style on the palate. It’s rock-solid."
This bottle is produced in a limited edition of 450 bottles and 60 magnums (60 bottles will be kept by the estate in their wine library). The 2019 Not For You is 100% Grenache from 100+ year old vines in Les Serres that is aged in a new 500 liter demi-muid. It's a monster wine that offers an array of red and black fruits, peppery garrigue, lavender,...
ESTATE PRICEThe 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape showed brilliantly and is certainly one of the stars in the vintage. Based on 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and the rest Syrah and other permitted varieties, it shines for its elegance and purity, offering a wonderful core of red and black fruits, medium to full body, silky, incredibly polished tannins, flawless...
ESTATE PRICE! The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is an excellent blend of 50% Grenache, 20% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the rest Cinsault and Terret Noir. This classic, medium-bodied, balanced 2020 has loads of black cherry and blackberry fruits, plenty of background garrigue and peppery, meaty nuances, solid mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and a great...
The Domaine de la Janasse is a family business which in 50 years has become one of the notable references in the Rhone Valley and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.This cuvée comes from the cold and late terroirs of Chapouin (sand), and La Janasse and the plateau of La Crau (sand). A beautiful bottle that expresses the quintessence of Grenache in its cradle of...