One of the big names of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and this wine justifies the fame of the Perrin family's property. It is a rich style, but, more importantly, it is beautifully made, structured, dense,…

Château de Beaucastel - Châteauneuf-du-Pape (750ml) available at Wine Country - Franklin, Nj in Franklin, Nj

Aromas of rich cherries, cassis, burning embers, violets and dark chocolate introduce the 2020 Pape Clément, a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy.

This is pretty gorgeous, with a remarkably pure display of cassis, cherry puree and plum reduction flavors laced ever so gently with threads of leather, alder and dried garrigue. The sleek iron spine…

Ripe, fresh and very direct, with a focused beam of plum puree flanked by a red and black licorice thread that pumps through nicely. Reveals a deeply embedded.

Château de Vaudieu L'Avenue - Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020 (750ml) available at Empire State Of Wine in New York, NY

The 2011 Pape Clement, a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, was aged 18 months in new French oak before being bottled unfiltered. Absolutely…

The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Grand Vin showed consistently (this is the third time I've tasted this from barrel), with lots of cassis, blackberry, peppery herbs, garrigue, and spicy nuances in a…