
2019 LE PETIT ROY Domaine Jean Royer
Vin de France France
14.5%
Red
Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache.
Petit Roy is always made from the off cuts from Jean-Marie Royer's Chateauneuf vineyards and those outside of the appellation. It is a boistrous, berry-fruit filled red, fragrant herbs and spices overlaid with blackberry, cherry and plum fruit. Mouth filling and gutsy it is a great match f...(read more)
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2017 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Tradition Domaine Jean Royer
Southern Rhône Rhône France
15.5%
Red
Syrah, Grenache.
All three of the 2017s showed well. The 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape has classic sweet red fruits, spice, and floral notes, and it’s medium to full-bodied, silky and elegant. The blend is 90% Grenache and 5% each of Cinsault and Syrah.
Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com
2017 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Prestige Domaine Jean Royer
Southern Rhône Rhône France
15.5%
Red
Grenache.
Lastly, lots of black cherries, earth, peppery herbs, and graphite notes emerge from the 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Prestige. It has more density than the Les Sables de La Crau, is medium to full-bodied, has ripe tannins, and plenty of length. It’s another character-filled, expressive...(read more)
Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com
2015 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Les Sables de la Crau Domaine Jean Royer
Southern Rhône Rhône France
14.5%
Red
Syrah, Grenache.
Vivid ruby-red. Intense, sharply focused red fruit liqueur, spicecake and floral scents are complicated by suggestions of smoky minerals and Asian spices. Sappy, penetrating and appealingly sweet, offering silky raspberry and lavender pastille flavors that put on weight and spread out stea...(read more)
Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com