Domaine Saint Prefert Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009

Dark red. High-pitched red berries and blood orange on the nose; picks up floral and spice character with aeration. Lively and precise, displaying sweet strawberry and raspberry flavors lifted by tangy acidity. Graceful and focused, with very good finishing cut and clarity.

Vivid red. Expressive, perfumed nose shows raspberry, garrigue, floral and smoky mineral qualities. Lush red fruit flavors are energized by tangy minerality and framed by silky tannins. Finishes pure and juicy, with a repeating floral note. Yoursquo;ll be able to drink this sexy wine as soon as it is released. Based on 80% grenache.

Dark red. High-pitched red berries and blood orange on the nose; picks up floral and spice character with aeration. Lively and precise, displaying sweet strawberry and raspberry flavors lifted by tangy acidity. Graceful and focused, with very good finishing cut and clarity.

The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache and the rest equal parts Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault aged in concrete and demi-muids) exhibits a deep ruby color along with a big, sweet, jammy nose of red and black currants, kirsch, Provencal herbs, lico... Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. A Proprietary Blend wine from Rhone in France. 2009 Saint-Prefert, Domaine de Chateauneuf du Pape 750ml

The classic 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits notes of lavender, kirsch, black raspberries, pepper, tobacco leaf, and spice box. Full-bodied, seductive, and round with a generous, full-bodied mouthfeel and tremendous length and purity, this beauty is made from the estatersquo;s youngest vines, just under 40-years of age.

The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache and the rest equal parts Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault aged in concrete and demi-muids) exhibits a deep ruby color along with a big, sweet, jammy nose of red and black currants, kirsch, Provencal herbs, licorice and spice box. Medium to full-bodied, soft and round, it is ideal for drinking over the next 5-6 years

The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 80% Grenache and the rest equal parts Mourvedre, Syrah, and Cinsault. Half of it is aged in 600-litre demi-muids and the rest in cement tanks. The wine is delicious, showing the brilliant typicity of the appellation in its notes of lavender, melted licorice, kirsch liqueur, tapenade, and spice box. It is soft, round, full-bodied, very sexy, exceptionally pure, layered, and just a brilliant Chateauneuf du Pape. Drink it over the next 12ndash;15 years.