Isabel Ferrando - Beatus Ille Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2022 (750ml) available at WineWorks in Marlton, NJ

The nose evokes wild strawberries. The palate is greedy and reveals red and black fruits, from strawberries to redcurrants and blueberries. A note of dark.

Aged partly in wine globes (glass) and partly in demi-muids, the 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Vieilles Clairettes offers up just the merest hint of pencil.

From some of the appellation's cooler sites and 60- to 80-year-old vines, the 100% Grenache 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Colombis is a stunner. It has a.

Isabel Ferrando informed me during my visit that she planned to eliminate the Reserve Auguste Favier and Collection Charles Giraud bottlings, folding those.

Tauter and crisper than usual, the 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape features strawberry and cherry fruit. Mainly Grenache, with smaller portions of Cinsault, Syrah.

Less exuberant than the F601 the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape from Famille Isabel Ferrando is a blend of 60% Grenache Noir 16% Mourvèdre 16% Cinsault and 8%.

At the risk of not being literal enough, tasting Isabel Ferrando's 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Colombis is like drinking purple flowers. Deep rose and violet.

Approachable out of the gate with gorgeous red fruit wild strawberry licorice root dusty earth and lavender flavors joined by floral highlights. Beautifully.

97 Decanter Discrete reductive note brings a flinty edge to the florals. Disarmingly lovely on the palate. Very well balanced, with all the beauty of Clairette.

Domaine Isabel Ferrando - Chateauneuf du Pape 2022 (750ml) available at WineWorks in Marlton, NJ

Isabel Ferrando's reputation for outstanding wines has grown every vintage since her first release in 2003, and this release of her Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge is no exception. Rich, opulent fruit like…