La Bastide Saint Dominique 2017 Les Hesperides Chateauneuf du Pape

Limpid ruby. Oak-tinged red and blue fruit, spicecake and floral pastille aromas pick up licorice and smoky mineral notes as the wine opens up. Sappy and well-concentrated yet also energetic, offering palate-staining black raspberry and blueberry compote flavors that are braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Delivers an attractive combination of richness and elegance and finishes long and seamless, with building tannins and a lingering vanilla note. 92-93 Points  Josh Raynolds, December 2019

A 50-50 blend of Grenache and Mourvédre sourced from safre, or sandy soils, this unctuous red fills the palate with plumes of silken raspberry preserves, fresh sage and thyme. Matured 18 months in a combination of stainless steel and oak, it's a rich, concentrated wine wrapped in firm, fine-tipped tannins. A stunner in youth but powerful enough to mature nicely through 2035 and hold further.

  96 PointsWine Enthusiast, March 2021