92 points -- ... a wine of precision, finesse, and elegance as opposed to pure power and intensity... Aromas of sweet and sour cherries, strawberries, pepper, spice box, and lavender are accompanied by a medium to full-bodied, elegant, pure wine with tremendous symmetry and balance. As I said last year, if the sexy, delicate French actress Sophie Marceau were a Chateauneuf du Pape, this would be it.
Drinking Window: Now to 2019