12 Wine Reviews Found

  • Varietal: Rhone Blend
99 Points

Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Les Clavelles 2017

Wow, this dazzling beauty is a thrill ride straight out of the gate and clearly the finest vintage of Chateau La Nerthe’s rarest bottling (merely two barrels crafted for the entire world). The hypnotic experience commences with a bouquet of Star Gazer lilies and holiday potpourri. We adored the symphony of lavish flavors including kirsch,... Read Full Review
99 Points

Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Les Clavelles 2022

Once again, this exclusive and ultra-rare vintage bottling of Chateau La Nerthe’s flagship red (a mere two barrels crafted for the entire world) is a profound beauty that demonstrates the breathtaking heights the world’s greatest Grenache can achieve. Aromas of fresh raspberry, black cherry, blueberry, and subtle olive tapenade captivate from the outset. Despite its... Read Full Review
99 Points

Domaine Clos du Caillou CdP Les Quartz 2023

A showstopper from the very first swir. Bursts from the glass with an captivating bouquet of red rose petals, raspberry, and subtle toffee. On the palate, it’s a masterclass in balance with silky layers of fig, plum, and cinnamon gliding effortlessly alongside fresher tones of stonefruit and citrus. Hints of anise and baking spice linger... Read Full Review
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Domaine La Barroche CdP Fiancee 2022

A magnificent Chateauneuf-du-Pape of hedonistic richness and Provençal soul, this old-vine Grenache-dominant beauty opens with a lavish bouquet to whet the palate leading to flashy notes of black cherry preserves, kirsch, red currants, blood orange, warm garrigue, crushed spices, anise, cured meat, and a subtle caress of creamy oak. Full-bodied, dense, and mouthcoating, it delivers... Read Full Review
98 Points

Domaine de la Mordoree CdP Reine des Bois 2020

This new arrival is truly rock-star material overflowing with magical red fruit and exotic spices including blackcurrants, chocolate dusted espresso beans, graphite and and savory herb notes. Mordorée’s 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape impresses with off-thecharts richness and depth on the palate, with layers of black and red fruits, truffle, garrigue, saddle leather. A seemingly eternal... Read Full Review
99 Points

Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Les Clavelles 2019

Bravo! 2019 is just the fourth vintage of this exclusive, best-of-the-best vintage bottling of Chateau La Nerthe’s rarest red (merely two barrels crafted for the entire world). The monumentally impressive experience commences with a bouquet of fresh lavender and saltwater taffy. Awe-inspiring flavors commence with kirsch, framboise, black cherry, blueberry and a tantalizing finish with... Read Full Review
98 Points

Domaine La Barroche CdP Fiancée 2019

The Fiancée 2019 is an intensely delicious red wine (reminding us why we fell in love with Chateauneuf du Pape decades ago) that is impressive now and has a distinguished future. This thoroughbred displays immense power with bold tannins and irresistible layers of opulent flavors tightly wound including kirsch, framboise, black cherry, baking spices and... Read Full Review
99 Points

2017 Château La Nerthe Les Clavelles Reserve Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Wow, this dazzling beauty is a thrill ride straight out of the gate and clearly the finest vintage of Château La Nerthe’s rarest bottling (merely two barrels crafted for the entire world). The hypnotic experience commences with a bouquet of Star Gazer lilies and holiday potpourri. We adored the symphony of lavish flavors including kirsch,... Read Full Review
100 Points

Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve 2019

The new Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve 2019 is the most perfect young C-D-P that we have ever judged in our twenty-year history. The alluring bouquet asserts a heavenly perfume of wild strawberries, kirsch, and black cherries intermixed with provençal herbs, jasmine and dried lavender. A kaleidoscope of red fruits—cherries, raspberries and strawberries—mesmerize... Read Full Review