8 Wine Reviews Found

  • Varietal: Rhone Blend
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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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