Andrew Schirmer

9.2

Appealing darkness, garrigue. Muted aromatics. Good fruit. Entering early drinking window, rim gradation and softening tannin. A tad hot, but well-constructed and a lovely match with ME food. — 4 years ago

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Aschwin de Wolf

9.4

Classic Châteauneuf-du-Pape nose of chocolate over berries with some pepper and garrigue. Bold, juicy, milk chocolate with enough acid to keep things fresh. A little boozy and young tannins. Not the most complex but what it does, it does very well. Yummy. — 5 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.0

Not bad at 16 years old — 5 years ago

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9.5

Vivid ruby. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and pit fruits, potpourri and garrigue, and an exotic spice note emerges in the glass. Stains the palate with sweet raspberry, cherry and lavender pastille flavors that steadily put on weight with air. Conveys a suave blend of power and finesse and finishes extremely long and floral, with fine-grained tannins lending discreet grip. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, February 2020)
— 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Garnet color, dark spicy baked plum fruit, anise, violets, game, garrigue. Gorgeous acidity. Supposedly a crummy vintage but this is a real success — 6 years ago

Dave Montagne

9.2

Love this bottle! Will definitely buy more. — 7 years ago

paul custer

9.2

paired well with dinner at the plimoth in denver. menu: cauliflower turnip gratinee, oxford garden’s arugula salad, and seared sea scallops. medium bodied, well balanced. — 7 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

Wild and herbal, strawberry, garrigue. Dry and slightly hot on the finish. Unmistakably Pradeaux. — 5 years ago

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Byron Hewett

9.4

Cork was soaked. Wine was very much alive. Lovely balsam, garrigue, Provençal herbs and a bit of Brett, but not in a bad way. Completely harmonious. Tannins are mostly gone. Acidity is vibrant. Decanted just prior to consumption. Terrific wine! — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

Excellent fully mature CdP. Plenty of garrigue. Harmonious. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.4

Always a fav. First taste of 2015 vintage, nice balance for the year, extraction is deft and carries some finesse to it. As usual, complex, layered, full of goutte de terroir. Layers of cherry from crushed to soaked, slight hint of prune, raspberry confiture, game, fur, roast beef, juniper, forest and cedar, pure garrigue, licorice root, ceylon cinnamon, chaparral, powdered sugar, 5 spice, singed tobacco, graphite, bitter cocoa. Still taut, the tannins need time to relax, but I think they will always have persistence in the wine. Ok with me. — 6 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.1

medium ruby; cherry, strawberry, lavender, licorice, garrigue; muscular but with surprising freshness, 14.5 % ABV; blend of 70% Grenache, 14% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre, and 1% Cinsault; great vintage, beautiful site near Chapel of Saint Cosme, #5 of Wine Spectator’s 2017 top 100 wines; $38 — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

One of my last remaining 2010 CdP’s...from back when I was exploring the region. I’ve since only focused on a few specific producers but Marcoux is one that still has some of my attention...mostly because it’s hard to deny that it’s really good wine. This bottle seemed a touch reductive at first but that blew off with some time and what emerged was a bounty of brambles, sandalwood, garrigue, Twin Bing, some sediment...actually a lot of sediment. The tannins weren’t very obvious at first but after a couple of hours, the tannin monster showed up in full force. For whatever reason, this has happened to me on occasion with top wines from CdP and Gigondas. Not sure what causes that. Anyway, based off this experience, I would have to say that these still have quite a bit of life in them. In the same breath, however, I would exercise caution as I’ve witnessed too many Grenache based wines not age as gracefully. — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Such a great CDP that is still youthful showing lots of dark cherry, kirsch, garrigue, meat, pepper & spice box. — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

I think this has started a graceful decline. Still tasty, but not as vibrant as earlier bottles. Plenty of garrigue and Provençal herbs. Fruit is there, but turning more savory. — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Big, rich and smooth. Savory, Provençal herbs, and garrigue. Anise. Tasty. — 5 years ago

K Brooks

8.9

Quite pleasant with sautéed chicken and pasta ($15) — 6 years ago

Jeff Hasmann

9.4

The 2017 Chateauneufs are insanely good - heavily concentrated and layered with tannins of silk. Make no mistake - these are big, powerful wines with high aging potential. The entry level Ferrand is 90% Grenache from very old vines planted between 1904 and 1920 and brought up in tank. Deep layers of black raspberry, violets, plums, garrigue, and spice. The palate explodes with deliciousness offering fine tannins and long finish. I love this stuff! Will improve even more with time. 2017 vintage on Dec 5, 2019 — 6 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

8.9

A bit more alcoholic than we expected, a bit hollow in the cheeks...still, some good fruit and garrigue, would like more structure, perhaps give it a few years. Like a more angular CdP. — 6 years ago

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Byron Hewett

9.2

Really good. GSM. Rich, ripe with plenty of cherry, garrigue, Provençal herbs, iron, lavender, layered and long. — 7 years ago