Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Still in cask last summer, the 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Habemus Papam is a 60-40 blend of Grenache and Syrah. It's a complex, savory vintage for this wine, with notes of smoke, leather, cracked pepper, allspice and menth...(read more)

Macerated blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate, plums, spice. In the mouth it is generous, brightly acid, lovely ripe fruit delivery, blackberry, plum and dark chocolate. Gorgeous tannic ripeness, aromatic back notes, slee...(read more)

80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre 10% Cinsault from one hectare on sandy soil average age 90 year old vines. Bright floral style, perfumed and spice on the nose, good elegant CNDP, as it used to be, lovely expression, f...(read more)

Dark and meaty nose, but with terrific freshness. With aeration, wild blackberry and elderberry notes unfold. Very concentrated and structured with a dense and dry core that some may find a bit daunting, but really impre...(read more)

Saturated ruby-red. Highly perfumed red and blue fruits, potpourri, garrigue and exotic spices on the expansive nose. Stains the palate with sweet boysenberry, raspberry preserve and floral pastille flavors sharpened by...(read more)

A warm and inviting style, with a wave of cassis and cherry puree flavors infused with hints of red tea and flecks of garrigue and singed cedar. Stays sleek and focused through the finish, thanks to very refined minerali...(read more)

Lastly, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Sables De La Crau is all Grenache from pure sand soils that was brought up in demi-muids. It's one of the bigger wines in the lineup, yet still shows an incredible sense of...(read more)

60% Grenache 40% Mourvèdre. Much darker in the colour, the Mourvèdre really jumps out, roasted meats, garrigue, rosemary and sweet violets, textured and powerful, ripe tannins too, the new oak is a little d...(read more)

60-65% Grenache 10% Syrah 10% Mouvèdre 15% Cinsault & Counoise all north facing on the gentle slop before Les Hauts-Lieux. Medium red hue. Dark cranberry and a touch of red cherry, sweet raspberry notes too. S...(read more)

2022 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 100% Grenache Super concentrated on the nose, floral perfumed violets, raspberry and dried cranberry, dark cherry too, will need time, very good though, exciting to see where thes...(read more)

Striking nose of the ripest strawberries with delicate notes of dried flowers and spice. In spite of the tremendous richness and structure this remains delicate and refined. Super-long finish in which the mineral and lic...(read more)