Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Dark cherry, cassis and wild berries open with dried thyme, black pepper and violet. Full-bodied yet never heavy, the palate layers ripe fruit over fine, firm tannins and a fleshy mid-palate. Garrigue, tapenade and graphite bring savoury complexity, extending through a long, polished and warmly spiced finish.

The profile includes red and blue berries, wild dry herbs and a meaty note. Red and black fruit, spice and a long finish are also present. Fruit from vines under twenty years old at Beaucastel and two neighbouring vineyards ferments in wooden and stainless-steel vats. The wines are tasted to determine the final blend, then matured in foudres for two years.

Cherry and anise appear with red berries and sweet spice. Rooibos tea and sandalwood smoke are also present. The palate is textured, generous and dense, with polished tannins and a full body. The blend consists of sixty percent Grenache, twenty-five percent Syrah, ten percent Mourvèdre and five percent Cinsault. The wine is dry, red and fifteen percent alcohol.

Grenache accounts for seventy-five percent of the blend, with Mourvèdre at fifteen percent and Syrah at ten percent. Deep ruby colour has purple highlights. Cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant appear with black pepper, eucalyptus and leather. The wine is full on the palate, with pure fruit, tannins and a long sense of freshness. Stewed black fruit, mocha and a light animal note are also present.

Old Grenache accounts for ninety-two percent of this parcel wine from the southern slopes of the La Crau plateau, where rolled stones cover the ground. Blackberry and stewed blueberry sit with sweet oak spice. Ripe fruit has a rounded texture, fine tannins and a long finish with liquorice. Maturation in barrel lasts eighteen months, and production totalled 8,500 bottles.

Deep red colour appears with milky black fruit, vanilla and woody notes. The profile has a soft attack, fruit, vanilla, butter and a rich creamy finish. The blend is sixty percent Grenache and forty percent Mourvèdre. Cassis, ripe blackberry, spicy oak, roasted meat, toasted spice and chocolate are also present. Ageing used a combination of demi-muids and new barriques.

Deep ruby colour appears with a fresh chocolate note. The wine is round, with ripe fruit, soft tannins, good length, acidity and balance. Grenache and Mourvèdre each account for thirty percent of the blend, with fifteen percent Syrah, ten percent Counoise and five percent Cinsault. The remaining ten percent comprises eight other permitted varieties. The grapes are grown organically.