Mainly Grenache Blanc (60%) and Roussanne (30%), the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Vendange is a solid effort. Hints of toasted nuts give way to bright flavors of tangerine and lime in this medium to full‐bodied yet nicely rounded and forward wine that finishes silky and long. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
Jeb Dunnuck 91-92 points The inky hued 2020 Vacqueyras Le Rif is a big, rich, modern styled wine that has plenty of oak in its cassis fruit as well as chalky mineral and pepper-like nuances. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it’s one of the bigger, richer wines in...
Jeb Dunnuck - 91-92 Points The 2020 Gigondas Jugunda is another ripe, medium to full-bodied, mouth-lling wine from this team that oers a modern, slightly dense, yet certainly impressive prole. Blue fruits, blackberries, roasted herbs, and some peppery garrigue...
THE WINE ADVOCATE (91-93) POINTS The 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Vendange features notes of raspberry and orange zest on the nose. About 80% Grenache, with the rest a mix of Mourvèdre and Syrah, it's full-bodied and velvety in the mouth but retains crisp acidity, which...
THE WINE ADVOCATE - 95-97 POINTS A potentially terrific wine, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Cotes Capelan delivers oodles of stunning purple raspberries on the nose and in the mouth. Full-bodied, it's atypically rich and big for this bottling, ripe and plush but...
Robert Parker - 92 points A blend of five varieties (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne), the 2017 Cotes du Rhone Blanc la Truffière offers aromas of struck flint and chalk dust upon opening, but it broadens out with air to reveal hints...