Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Lurid ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes raspberry liqueur, cherry compote, exotic spices and candied lavender. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering impressively concentrated and sharply delineated flavors of sappy red fruits, succulent herbs, spicecake and candied flowers that spread out steadily on the back half. Densely packed but also lithe in character, finishing with slow-building tannins that shape the exuberant red fruit on the extremely long, sappy and penetrating finish.’ – Josh Raynolds, Vinous, 97/100 (Dec 2019)

‘Very youthful and tightly focused now, featuring a lovely beam of cassis, cherry preserve and raspberry pâte de fruit notes leading the way, backed by light floral, bergamot, anise and apple wood accents. The fruit is warm and caressing, with solid grip and drive through the finish due to a buried graphite element. Stays alluring, with lots of subtle charm, despite the density and layers. This will cruise in the cellar. Best from 2022 through 2040.’ – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 97/100 (Mar 2019)

‘Closed nose, very much in recess at present, but with plenty of brooding black fruit on the palate. Chocolate, aniseed, leathery, meaty. Impressive length, and well proportioned, yet there is much less complexity and scope than it is bound to be capable of.’ – Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17++/20 (Oct 2018)

‘The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is full-bodied but balanced, with plenty of richness and concentration but also a certain paradoxical lightness. It offers complex garrigue and anise notes, a blend of cherry and raspberry fruit, a silky texture and a long finish that shows no sign of the wine's 15.8% alcohol. For technocrats, the wine's pH is 3.7, which is sufficient acidity to maintain a fine sense of balance. This lovely wine should drink well for at least two decades. Together with the 2015 and the 2017, it will be a compelling trio of wines to follow over the years.’ – Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, 97+/100 (Aug 2018)