99 POINTS - James Suckilng
This could be the wine of the vintage in the Southern Rhone! Giant concentration and equally giant fine tannins fill out the widescreen palate in breathtaking detail. This extraordinary Chateauneuf beautifully expresses the special personality of the appellation. The blackest berries are married to a spectacularly wide spectrum of spice and dried herb aromas. The enormously structured and imposing finish doesn't want to stop. Decades of aging potential. Drink from release.

Made in small volumes only in the best years, this comes from plots chosen on the famed Le Plateau de Mont-Redon, the high plateau of galets roules, (large round stones) that makes this one of the most prized terroirs in the appellation. These large stones up to 2 metres deep combine with fine safre (sandy soil) over thin layers of clay which provide important water holding capacity providing an ideally moderate supply of water. The plateau sits high and is exposed to the sun and the Mistral wind giving an optimal ripeness and sanitary state for the vineyard.