92 points -- A dark plum/purple color is accompanied by a smoky, kirsch, roasted meat, and saddle leather-scented bouquet... a blockbuster, full-bodied, super-concentrated Chateauneuf du Pape with nuances of spice and Christmas fruit cake, as well as a lusty, heady, alcoholic finish balanced by abundant quantities of glycerin and fruit
Drinking Window: Now to 2020