Wines
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- Clos Du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2010 Product #26676 (In Stock)
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Surprisingly open and easy to enjoy already, the Sabon family's Chateauneuf-du-Pape has a fine track-record for developing beautifully with time in cellar. A screaming value at this price.
“Deep ruby-red. Ripe red and dark berry scents are complicated by notes of garrigue and licorice. Lush, sappy black raspberry and mulberry flavors are lifted by a zesty mineral note and a hint of cracked pepper. Shows good heft and finishes with sweet, clinging red fruit character. Lots of power here but this wine is carrying no excess poundage.”International Wine Cellar 91 points
“One of the first properties to estate bottle their wines (over 80 years ago), Clos du Mont Olivet is owned by a branch of the Sabon family, a name that is well-known throughout the village of Chateauneuf du Pape. The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition offers abundant aromas of Christmas fruitcake, cassis, kirsch, spice box, smoked game and charcuterie. The wine hits the palate with a thunderous display of sweet glycerin, rich, ripe fruit, some structure and a moderately tannic, long finish. It will be even better with 2-3 years of cellaring, and should last for 12-15+ years.”Wine Advocate 91 points
- Ch Husson Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2009 Product #25035 (In Stock)
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A delicious blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc with 75% fermented in barrel (for richness) and 25% in tank (for zing!). You'll find notes of tropical pineapple and stone fruits with just a touch of lime zest in a rich, creamy, wine that's built to pair with a wide range of richer fish and poultry dishes. And, pretty tasty on its own, too!
- Dom Jean Royer Chateauneuf Du Pape Tradition 2011 Product #26932 (In Stock)
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A juicy, old-style, CdP of fine ripeness and solid minerality. A tiny (12 acre) estate and one of Philippe Cambie's first clients. Yummy.
"Bright ruby. Vibrant red fruits on the nose, with sexy Asian spice and floral elements adding complexity. Deep and sweet but energetic and impressively precise, with strong cut to its spicy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors. Silky tannins build on a long, pliant finish that echoes the spicy note."International Wine Cellar 90 points
"The 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape is the darkest colored of the three 2011 offerings. Made primarily of Grenache, it displays classic notes of garrigue, ground pepper and kirsch liqueur along with medium to full-bodied flavors, good elegance, sweet tannins and a lush personality. It should turn out to be one of the stars of the vintage."Wine Advocate 90-92 points
- Ch Husson Chateauneuf Du Pape Les Saintes Vierges 2008 Product #25034 (In Stock)
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When Anne and Jean-Pierre Hugues purchased Ch Husson during the 2008 growing season, they decided to focus much of their energy for 2008 on the estate’s top wine, the cuvee Les Saintes Veirges. They elected to make a serious bottle of Chateauneuf, a blend of 60% old-vine Mourvedre for structure and earthy complexity and just 40% Grenache for sweetness and flesh. Because of the high Mourvedre content, they elected to age the wine in mainly new French oak barrels.
The result in the difficult 2008 vintage is a resounding success! Dark, dark, aromas of black raspberries, damp earth, licorice and baking spice waft from the glass. In the mouth, definitely fuller and richer than Les Saumaudes, loaded with ripe black plum, spicy black raspberry, licorice root, violets, and earthy spice. Firm and powerful on the finish with darkly raspy Mourvedre tannin and a touch of oak spice keeping the wine in balance. This was very fine when I tasted it at the estate in January, but it’s already opened and gobbled up much of the wood notes in just a few months time. Decant and enjoy with rich foods now or give it 3-4 years to soften the tannins and completely absorb the oak.
- Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005 Product #25876 (In Stock)
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A late release, but well worth waiting for!
"Deep red. Complex aromas of dried red berries, garrigue, Asian spices and rose. Spicy red fruit flavors are firmed by fine-grained tannins and complemented by notes of succulent herbs and smoky spices. Well-structured but not hard, finishing with very good clarity, sappiness and lingering florality."International Wine Cellar 90 points
"The 2005, which seems to exhibit much more barnyard, earth, leather, and black fruit, appears to have lost the ferocity of its tannins through its long elevage, and it is still not yet in bottle. This is a deep, rich, concentrated wine that will probably spend as much time in foudre and tank as the famed Henri Bonneau's top cuvee of Chateauneuf du Pape."Wine Advocate 92 points
- Dom Jean Royer Chateauneuf Du Pape Prestige 2011 Product #26933 (In Stock)
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From the oldest Grenache vines of this small (12HA) estate, aged entirely in tank in an "old school" style. Loaded super-ripe cherry and raspberry, Asian spice, soy, and tobacco leaf aromas and flavors. The wine coats your mouth like wet velvet but has plenty of bright acidity and fine tannin to give support. Already delicious and probably best over the next 4-6 years.
"Also mostly Grenache from very old vines, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige was aged in tank. It exhibits lots of tobacco leaf, garrigue, Asian soy sauce and jammy black cherry notes, a light color and a spicy, sensual, seductive style. Enjoy it during its first 5-7 years of life."Wine Advocate 88-90 points
- Andre Brunel Les Cailloux Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2010 Product #26359 (In Stock)
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Excellent vintage here, on par with 2001 or 1998.
“Assertive, exotically perfumed scents of black raspberry, wild herbs and incense, with a note of lavender in the background. Sweet, ripe, silky and expansive, with a nervy spine of acidity providing focus to the sweet red and dark berry preserve and floral flavors. The seamless finish shows strong spice and floral character.” International Wine Cellar 92 points
“The Les Cailloux 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as lots of gamy, meaty notes intermixed with bouquet garni, licorice, black currants and kirsch, Spicy, fat, fleshy and evolved and forward for a 2010, this full-throttle, hedonistic and intellectually pleasing Chateauneuf du Pape should drink well for 10-14 years.” Wine Advocate 93 points
- Clos Du Caillou Chateauneuf Du Pape Les Safres 2010 Product #26572 (In Stock)
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Limited.
"This estate, which encompasses considerable acreage, produces Cotes du Rhones and Chateauneuf du Papes. It has nearly 25 acres in the former appellation as well as a remarkable 42 acres in the actual clos (or walled vineyard) of Caillou. Part of that is only 500 meters from the Rayas vineyard. The cellars and the clos are located in the eastern/northeastern sector of the appellation. The vineyards have been biodynamically farmed since 2003, and Domaine du Caillou is one of the reference points for Chateauneuf du Pape as well as Cotes du Rhone. The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Safres (100% Grenache aged in foudre) comes from a lieu-dit called Les Bedines. Exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, super ripe fruit and a deep, full-bodied, layered style, it may be the finest Les Safres offering I have yet tasted. Drink it over the next 10-15 years." Wine Advocate 94 points
- Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Blanc 2010 Product #26929 (In Stock)
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"Pale gold. Bright and racy on the nose and palate, offering lively lemon, orange and pear qualities and zesty minerality. Fleshy but dry, with very good back-end cut and finishing clarity. I like the combination of power and finesse here. This wine has a sound track record for aging and I suspect that this will be a really interesting wine five or six years down the road."International Wine Cellar 91 points
"This cuts a nice path, with crème fraîche, green plum, pear and Jonagold apple flavors all woven together and offset by a flash of quinine on the finish. This should age well. The best vintage yet for a Vieux Télégraphe white. Drink now through 2014. 400 cases imported."Wine Spectator 94 points
- Vieux Telegraphe Ch-du-pape La Crau Rouge 2009 Product #25202 (In Stock)
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Always one of the Rhone's best, the 2009 VT is something special. Air it out now or cellar for a decade.
"(65% grenache, 15% each of mourvedre and syrah, and the rest all the other varieties; aged in a combination of foudres and concrete): Bright ruby. Intense red fruit and potpourri aromas show excellent precision and a suave, spicy character. Licorice and lavender nuances add complexity to juicy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors, with the wine putting on weight in the glass. Finishes taut and youthfully tangy, with echoing licorice and spice notes."International Wine Cellar 93 points
"This is crammed with fruit, spice and structure, as braised fig, plum skin, cassis and anise notes wrestle with roasted apple wood, melted red licorice and tar for now. The embedded grip should carry the finish until this assimilates fully. Best from 2014 through 2024."Wine Spectator 94 points
- Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Rouge 2010 Product #26559 (In Stock)
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Quite possibly the best vintage ever at this famous Chateauneuf estate.
"This estate is somewhat unusual in that it has 135 acres of contiguous parcels in the famous La Crau sector of Chateauneuf du Pape. It has one of the most precocious terroirs in the appellation, and is often among the first estate’s to harvest because of La Crau’s microclimate. Performing considerably better than it did prior to bottling, the 2010 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the all-time great Vieux Telegraphes I have tasted in the last 3+ decades. I believe it is even superior to the 2007, which I had several weeks ago. The 2010 boasts a dense purple color along with a sumptuous bouquet of spring flowers, boysenberries, black cherries, black currants, nori (the sushi seaweed wrapper), black olives, licorice and pepper. This full-bodied, meaty, thick, juicy effort possesses a boatload of tannin, but it also has incredible concentration. More massive than I remember from last year, it has put on considerable weight and intensity. Forget it for 3-4 years, and drink it over the following 25-30 years. Kudos to Daniel and Frederic Brunier!"Wine Advocate 97 points
"Coated with unctuous linzer torte, warm plum sauce and pure cassis fruit flavors, while notes of maduro tobacco, mint, green fig and toasted anise flitter throughout. This is lush and dense, but well-harnessed through the finish, with a mouthwatering roasted apple wood note and lingering fresh acidity. Best from 2014 through 2030." Wine Spectator 96 points
- Ch Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2010 Product #26469 (In Stock)
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Complex and very, very, long.
"The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc (80% Roussanne and 20% Grenache Blanc vinified in tank) exhibits very good acidity along with a lighter, more delicate style than previous vintages (malolactic is now totally blocked), and restrained orange peel, tangerine oil, white peach, honeysuckle and candle wax notes. This medium to full-bodied, zesty, fresh wine is still backward and unevolved, so cellar it for 1-2 years and drink it over the following 10+."Wine Advocate 90 points
"Juicy up front, with lively star fruit, peach and yellow apple fruit, this turns plush and languid, with alluring grilled hazelnut, sweetened butter and warm piecrust notes filling in on the finish. Sneakily long, thanks to the nicely integrated acidity. Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Picardan, Clairette and Bourboulenc. Drink now through 2015."Wine Spectator 93 points
- Ch Beaucastel Chneuf Du Pape 2010 Product #26496 (In Stock)
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"Interestingly enough, even though many of the 2010 Perrin et Fils selections from the southern Rhone were scheduled to be bottled right after my visit, the 2010 Beaucastel had already been put in bottle. This is a gorgeous wine, a classic blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise and the balance the other permitted varietals in the appellation. Deep purple, with loads of bouquet garni, beef blood, blackberry, kirsch, smoke and truffle, this wine is full-bodied, rich and showing even better than it did last year. I still think it needs 3-5 years of cellaring, and it should last for 25-30 years, as most of the top vintages of Beaucastel do."Wine Advocate 95 points
