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ROBERT PARKER 90 POINTS - "The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee des Deux Soeurs is made from a blend identical to the 2011-s. Aromas and flavors of spring flowers, raspberries, kirsch, Read More...
truffles and forest floor are present in this complex, lush, forward, full-bodied fruit bomb. Enjoy it over the next decade."
Tour St.-Michel has been around since 1930. Over the last four or five years that they have been winning accolades at various wine judgings in France, and have garnered considerable attention for the quality of their wines. Once more, this is an estate with two women in charge, primarily the owner, Elaine Fabre, but her daughter Mireille has been the winemaker, and the one responsible for the brilliant wines that have emerged.
Tour St.-Michel has been around since 1930. Over the last four or five years that they have been winning accolades at various wine judgings in France, and have garnered considerable attention for the quality of their wines. Once more, this is an estate with two women in charge, primarily the owner, Elaine Fabre, but her daughter Mireille has been the winemaker, and the one responsible for the brilliant wines that have emerged.
$49.99
ROBRET PARKER 93 POINTS: "The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition was cropped at 23 hectoliters per hectare (overall it was a small crop in 2010), and Read More...
is a blend of mostly Grenache and 20% Syrah, with 80% aged in old wood foudres and 20% in small barrels. The alcohol level came in at 15.5%. Classic black raspberry, black cherry, garrigue, and lavender notes hit the palate with considerable authority. The Syrah component provides a slightly deeper purple hue to the color than is apparent in some other vintages. The extra level of concentration due to the tiny yields has resulted in a full-bodied, rich wine with super purity. It is already accessible, and should keep for 10-15 years."
$41.99
ROBERT PARKER 89 POINTS - "The 2010 Cuvee du Vatican Chateauneuf du Pape, a sleeper of the vintage, offers delicious black currant and black cherry Read More...
fruit intermixed with tobacco leaf, licorice, lavender and spice box characteristics. This forward, attractive, full-bodied, richly fruity, seductive 2010 is ideal for drinking over the next 7-8 years."
$77.99
ROBERT PARKER 96 POINTS: "The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Val de Dieu is dazzling. Made from 65-year-old vines, with the Syrah and Mourvedre aged in small Read More...
barrels and the Grenache in neutral tanks, this is a spectacular 2010 even by the high standards of this vintage. It boasts a dense purple color as well as a sensational bouquet of black raspberry jam, graphite, licorice, forest floor and acacia flowers. Rich and multidimensional with exceptional purity, delineation and a 45-second finish, this blockbuster, fabulously well-balanced Chateauneuf du Pape should hit its prime in 2-3 years and last for 15-20."
$199.95
ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape blanc is even better. Meriting the same rating as I gave it last year, it is a delicious, Read More...
beautifully textured, light gold-colored white revealing plenty of white peach, apricot, nectarine, and honeysuckle notes as well as a distinctive florality and minerality. More honeyed and fuller-bodied than its 2008 counterpart, it should drink beautifully for 7-8 years, then go into an oxidative state. It is somewhat of a gamble as to what will happen thereafter. Beaucastel’s limited production luxury cuvee first produced in 1986 is their 100% Roussanne Vieilles Vignes offering. Fifty percent is barrel-fermented in one-year-old barrels, but no new oak is utilized. "
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, between Orange and Avignon. The Chateau de Beaucastel white Vieilles Vignes (old vines) is 3 hectares / 7 acres in size. In this case the old vines are at least 75 years old. Roussanne 100%Hand-picked and collected in baskets, grapes sorted, pneumatic pressing and clarification of the must. Fermentation takes place 50% in barrels and 50% in stainless steel vats. Following malo-lactic fermentation, maturation for eight months, with 50% in oak barrels and 50% in vats, prior to bottling.Tasting notes Colour: pale yellow. Nose: acacia flowers, honey. Palate: very rich, honeyed.A wine of exceptional complexity and balance, it should approach its peak in five to six years.
$129.99
ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "Even more profound is the blend of 57% Roussanne, 31% Clairette and 12% Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc, the 2009 Chateauneuf Read More...
du Pape Clos de Beauvenir. It possesses amazing fruit as well as a wonderful pear, spice, marmalade and floral-scented bouquet, full-bodied, zesty richness, lots of honeysuckle as well as an unctuous texture. This sumptuous dry white should drink well for a decade.
One of Chateauneuf du Pape’s classic estates, Chateau La Nerthe’s 225+ acres are all located in the southeastern quadrant of the appellation. A property that can trace its history back to 1560, La Nerthe was also one of the first estate bottlers. It was acquired by the Richard family in 1985, and they immediately turned this once run down estate around. Long-time manager, Alain Dugas, has quietly slipped into retirement, turning the estate over to his assistant, Christian Voeux. La Nerthe’s two white Chateauneuf du Papes are among the classics of the appellation."
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$96.99
WINE SPECTATOR 95 - "Very pure, with melon rind and green almond notes stitching up the core of creamed white peach, Fuji apple, acacia honey and Read More...
salted butter. The long finish lets a mouthwatering jicama note chime in. Drink now through 2020."
James Molesworth, October 31, 2012.
James Molesworth, October 31, 2012.
$46.99
WINE ADVOCATE 92 - "Clos Saint-Jean's white wines continue to improve with each vintage. Their finest to date is the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, Read More...
a 500-case blend of equal parts Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc that is aged half in barrel and half in tank. It reveals plenty of honeysuckle, tangerine, white currant and quince notes in its full-bodied personality."
$179.95
An extraordinary wine with complex aromas of dried apricots, honey and barley sugar. Very concentrated and voluptuous, displays an astounding viscosity which fills the mouth and adds Read More...
a sensuous texture to the dried tropical fruit flavours. Seriously lengthy with an impressively hefty finish. Big, bold wine vinified from grapes found in pure granite soil; very long elevage to accentuate its concentration; lots of lees contact with malolactic done in barrel; extremely limited availability.
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ROBERT PARKER 93 POINTS - "The 2010 Condrieu is even more perfumed and intense, boasting stunning minerality in addition to copious notes of honeysuckle, Read More...
lychee nut and mango. Drink this luscious, medium to full-bodied white over the next 3-5 years. One of the truly profound wines of the appellation is Guigal’s Condrieu La Doriane, which comes from estate vineyards located in some of Condrieu’s finest terroirs, such as Cote Chatillon, Volnats, Colombier and the Coteaux du Chery. Aged in 100% new oak (although it never shows) and put through malolactic fermentation, these are great Condrieus that age well (I mistakenly pulled a 2001 Condrieu La Doriane out of my cellar thinking it was the 2009, and I was shocked to discover how fresh and lively it was at age ten.). Nevertheless, I still have a strong predilection for drinking them in their exuberant youth, during their first 3-4 years of life."
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$66.99
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS: "This is very lush, but has terrific cut, with dried peach and salted butter notes supporting papaya, mango and glazed pear flavors, Read More...
with lovely mouthfeel. The long, apricot-tinged finish has bright minerality. Drink now through 2015. 1,158 cases made." –JM
$61.99
Winemaker's notes : "The fresh 2011 summer made a
long ripening season, which is the ideal situation to make a good Condrieu. The viognier
hates the sun which has the tendency Read More...
to offer a heavy caricature of Condrieu. The real
great Condrieu has to be made with nice golden bunches but shouldn’t excess 13,5° in
alcohol. The equation is difficult to solve in a hot year like 2003. But in 2011, the slow
ripening allowed to harvest at the exact optimum. Then the ageing on the lies brings the
volume and the depth. As we don’t really know what the global warming will reserve in
the future, let’s appreciate immediately this Condrieu «In Antiquis», the real Condrieu..
It goes very well with truffles or a Roquefort soup."
$110.00
ROBERT PARKER 92 POINTS - "The 2005 Cornas reveals fabulous aromas of acacia flowers, scorched earth, blackberries, dense cherries, and damp forest floor. Full-Read More...
bodied with high tannin, but equally high extraction and richness, patience will be required for purchasers of this superb Cornas. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2020+."
WINE SPECTATOR 96 POINTS: "This is the Rock of Gibraltar vintage. A brick house of a wine, with a tremendous core of racy red currant and black cherry fruit that's locked behind a wall of dense but sleek tannins. Still very taut, but so pure and racy, with the minerality blazing through the finish. Wait, wait, wait.--Non-blind Clape Cornas vertical (2010). Best from 2013 through 2030. 1,330 cases made."
WINE SPECTATOR 96 POINTS: "This is the Rock of Gibraltar vintage. A brick house of a wine, with a tremendous core of racy red currant and black cherry fruit that's locked behind a wall of dense but sleek tannins. Still very taut, but so pure and racy, with the minerality blazing through the finish. Wait, wait, wait.--Non-blind Clape Cornas vertical (2010). Best from 2013 through 2030. 1,330 cases made."
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Robert Michel is the fourth generation of the Michel family to work as a vigneron in the village of Cornas. He vinified his first wines in 1975 and has gradually increased his vineyard Read More...
holdings so that now this tiny domaine encompasses slightly over 5 hectares. The vineyard property is concentrated within the appellation of Cornas. Of the four hectares within Cornas, 1 1/2 are located within the formidable parcel of La Geynale. This is Cornas in the grand tradition, meaning manly, tannic, intense, dark purple, strapping and BIG. In a perfect world, you will hide this away in your cellar for a decade. It will reward the patient with a silky mouthfull of black and red fruits amid now integrated tannins.
$149.95
Robert Michel is the fourth generation of the Michel family to work as a vigneron in the village of Cornas. He vinified his first wines in 1975 and has gradually increased his vineyard Read More...
holdings so that now this tiny domaine encompasses slightly over 5 hectares. The vineyard property is concentrated within the appellation of Cornas. Of the four hectares within Cornas, 1 1/2 are located within the formidable parcel of La Geynale. This is Cornas in the grand tradition, meaning manly, tannic, intense, dark purple, strapping and BIG. In a perfect world, you will hide this away in your cellar for a decade. It will reward the patient with a silky mouthfull of black and red fruits amid now integrated tannins.
$87.99
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "Dense, with a impressive tannic coating to the chestnut, tobacco, pastis, mulled currant and blackberry fruit flavors. There'Read More...
s a smoldering charcoal note on the finish, with the grip nicely integrated. You'd never guess this as a 2008. A terrific effort for the vintage. Best from 2012 through 2022. 163 cases imported. –JM
."In the world of wine, there are many good winegrowers. However, there are only a very select few who are truly great, and Auguste Clape is among them. Critics and connoisseurs alike all agree that he is one of the greatest pioneers of the Northern Rhône, and his Syrahs from the cru of Cornas are among the most celebrated wines of France. The Clapes have been vignerons for many generations, but the infamous grower strikes of 1906 and 1907 forced his grandfather out of the Languedoc and into the Northern Rhône to start anew from practically nothing. The Clapes rebuilt their fortunes, terrace-by-terrace, along the steep, western slopes of the Rhône River. For many years, the majority of growers in Cornas sold their fruit to négociants. Auguste was the first to bottle his own wine, which eventually paved the way for such contemporary superstars as Thierry Allemand. Without pretense or fanfare, Auguste, the former mayor of Cornas, is a stately picture of grace and magnanimity—a no-nonsense wise man who is still interested in learning. Today, he works side-by-side with his son, Pierre-Marie, and grandson, Olivier.
$79.99
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Very tightly wound, but the purity of the plum, blueberry, cherry eau-de-vie and dark currant fruit is impressive, with sleek, well-Read More...
integrated toast and a very long, violet- and iron-filled finish that just sails on. Best from 2013 through 2021." 280 cases made. –JM
$56.99
ROBERT PARKER 91-93 POINTS - "The dense purple-colored, gamy 2009 Cornas Chante Perdrix offers up scents of duck confit intermixed with notions of Read More...
burning embers, black fruits, new saddle leather and savage animal-like notes. There is extraordinary intensity and abundant tannin, but enough fruit to balance out the wine's structure. It should drink nicely for 10-15 years."
$44.99
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS: "Very inviting, with crushed plum and warm boysenberry confiture
flavors, backed by hoisin sauce, mesquite and maduro tobacco
notes. Read More...
Very plush, but with a racy edge lurking through the finish,
where a toasted spice note chimes in." Best from 2013 through
2023.—J.M.
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