This is a stunning Cotes-du-Rhone, with deliciously ripe fruit (mostly Grenache, as with the Chateauneuf) and plenty of meaty depth. Old vines endow this wine with a sappy, complex mid-palate and a long, sumtptuous finish -- more impressive than many a Chateauneuf-du-Pape at twice the price! Blend: 80% Grenache, 15% Carignan, % Syrah Vine age: 50-60 years