Domaine Saint Prefert - Cotes du Rhone 'Clos Beatus Ille' 2018 (750ml) available at Canal's Discount Liquors of Mt. Ephraim in Mt. Ephraim, NJ

Beatus Ille is mostly Grenache blended with Cinsault from a parcel named, La Lionne, in the Sorgues district, just at the southern border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and another parcel. It's blended with…

Easy-going, soft and drinkable, this is a well-balanced and fresh wine despite the warming alcohol. A high-quality wine of impressive intensity and concentration. It's very tannic, so give this time…

Lots to like here, with bright white peach, Jonagold apple, lemon peel, acacia and quinine notes. Racy, vibrant finish. Clairette and Roussanne. Drink now through 2023.

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

Lastly, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Collection Charles Giraud checks in as normal split of 60/40 Grenache and Mourvèdre brought up in used demi-muids. It's a killer 2019 in the making and has lots…