Wine Reviews

Ripe and forward, with raspberry preserve and melted red licorice notes melding with warm fruitcake and black tea accents. Offers nice caressing mouthfeel through the finish, too. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault.

This ruby colored Chateauneuf du Pape opens with a milk chocolate and cherry-vanilla bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied with medium plus acidity. The mouthfeel is bright, round and fruit forward. The flavor profile is steely minerality and spiced black plum blend with notes of oak and black tea. I also detected hints of fig. The finish is dry, and its moderate tannins are nicely prolonged.

A blend of 38% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and other permitted varieties, the 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape aged for one year in a combination of new and old oak barriques, foudre and tronconique tanks. It displays a fragrant perfume of blackberry, raspberry, wild strawberry, licorice, dried herbs, cloves and hints of mint. This is a full-bodied and concentrated red, neatly balanced by lively acidity and framed by velvety tannins, closing with a sapid finish

The 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a tidy blend of 55% Mourvèdre, 25% Syrah, 17% Grenache and other permitted varieties. It displays aromas of ripe cranberry, forest strawberry, raspberry, dried herbs, licorice and a pinch of menthol along with earthy undertones. On the palate this 2019 is full-bodied, enveloped in velvety tannins and kept in check by lively acidity. The finish is distinctively savory

A seductive nose of cherries, wild berries, cocoa powder, vanilla and some dried herbs. Medium body with fine tannins. Juicy and creamy with a polished structure. Poised and silky with a succulent core of cherries at the finish. Drink or hold.