The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes (15% alcohol) emerges from a cold terroir in the northern sector of the appellation. The blend is generally 85% Grenache and equal parts Syrah and…

A classic blend of mostly Mourvèdre, the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is a blockbuster that's certainly the wine of the vintage. Possessing an inky purple color to go with an…

Henri Bonneau CDP 2016

"The 2020 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuve da Capo is a massively concentrated effort that should ultimately rival the great 2016. The blackberries and blueberries are so vibrant and intense that the wine…

On another level, the brilliant 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is just about all Mourvèdre (there are small amounts of Grenache, Syrah, and Counoise) brought up in a large foudre.…

The top wine of the estate is the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon, and the inky-colored 2012 is a brilliant effort. I don't think it hits the heights of the 2010, 2007 or 2001, but it's…

Château Pape Clément - Pessac-Léognan 2009 available at International House of Wine and Cheese in Richmond, IL

#58 Wine of the World 2022. Enveloping nose of super-ripe orange, pomegranate and cigar leaf that's still very youthful and needs time to reveal its myriad nuances. Also notes of licorice, dried…

Intense garnet. Nose of herbacy, spices (licorice), chocolate, fruits (strawberry). Palate is ample, fleshy, hot and round. Outstanding density with an impr.