Clos Saint Michel Red Wine

France- Rhone- Chateauneuf-du-Pape- Powerful and very ripe, with layers of black-fruit flavour. The plentiful, pliable tannins, acidity and generous alcohol come together to create a wine with serious physical impact... has ripeness and a long finish... impressively athletic and virile.

France - Rhone - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - "Blackberries, ground pepper, candied violets, and smoked meat notes all emerge.. ..a 100% Mourvedre release that's still aging in demi-muids. It's a rich, concentrated, beautifully put together 2020 with serious potential."

France - Rhone - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - "offers dense, powerful blue and black fruits intermixed with camphor, barbecue smoke and toast. The complex aromas are followed by a thick, unctuously textured, silky wine with stunning concentration, purity and overall equilibrium. "

Rhone, France- "Their 2019 cuvee is a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 30% Mourvedre.. An open, ripe, strawberry nose with thyme and bay leaf. Good structure, concentrated; this has fleshy fruit, really good depth and persistence with an opulent finish."

Rhone, France- "..offers a slightly prettier, more feminine style in its red and black fruits as well as complex, nuanced notes of spice box, dried flowers, orange blossom, and incense. Beautifully textured, medium to full-bodied, and seamless on the palate.. certainly another winner.."

Rhone, France- "Traditional notes of red and black currants, peppery garrigue, new leather, and licorice all emerge from this beauty, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a layered, textured mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a beautiful finish."

Rhone, France, "An even split of Grenache and Syrah," this wine ".. sports a deeper ruby/purple hue as well as vibrant notes of blackberries, cracked pepper, violets, and plenty of assorted meaty notes. With medium to full-bodied richness, a beautiful spine of acidity, and silky."

Rhone Valley, France - Fourth-generation Franck and Olivier Mousset have built an Empire from their winery in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Delivering a true benchmark vintage in the Valley, 2016 exemplified outstanding results with elegance and power from their top wines.

Rhone, France- "Their 2019 cuvee is a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 30% Mourvedre.. An open, ripe, strawberry nose with thyme and bay leaf. Good structure, concentrated; this has fleshy fruit, really good depth and persistence with an opulent finish."

Rhone, France - "Pungent black and blue fruit, candied licorice, violet, musky herb and floral qualities on the deeply perfumed nose. Broad, fleshy and alluringly sweet, offering palate-coating cassis, cherry liqueur, blueberry and spicecake flavors..."

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France - "It offers textbook notes of black raspberry, garrigue, cured meats, and spice, as well as medium to full-bodied richness, solid purity, nicely integrated acidity and outstanding length."

Rhone, France- "..offers classic aromas and flavors revealing a darker edge in its blackberry, peppery, garrigue-driven style. Nicely textured on the palate, it's another wine from this estate that has good freshness, ripe yet building tannins, and outstanding length."

France - Rhone - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - "..wonderful cherry and strawberry fruits as well as lots of spice and dried flower notes. These all carry to a medium to full-bodied wine offering silky tannins. impressive complexity, and a great finish.."

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France - "Inky blackberry & boysenberry flavors are accented by hints of bramble, wild mint & smoke in this crisply balanced Mourvedre. While fermented & matured entirely in stainless steel, it's peppered by seductive notes of leather & crushed earth."

Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone, France - "...offers all of Syrah's piercing blackberry and cassis goodness, perfumed with notes of graphite, violet and smoked meat. It's an inky, thrillingly complex wine with elegance and power..."

Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone, France - "...notes of blackberries, cracked pepper, olives, and beef blood. Rich, full-bodied, and meaty on the palate, it has plenty of oomph and richness, ripe tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish."