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Best magic vines evewr12/28/2022 Unfortunately, no 2020 reds were submitted for this report, but the 2019s here are both brilliant wines. Hide bottles for 7-8 years and enjoy over the following 20-25+. It’s built for the long haul, and along with the 2016, it’s one of the finest wines I’ve tasted from this talented family. Straight-up sensational notes of blackcurrants, ground pepper, garrigue, leather, and graphite emerge from the glass, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a concentrated, dense, powerful mouthfeel, building tannins, and a brilliant finish. The deeper hued 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Cuvée Du Papet checks in as a blend of 75% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah that saw plenty of stems and aging mostly in foudre, with a small part in demi-muids and barrique. It is as good as it gets in classic, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon!Ģ019 Clos Du Mont-Olivet Chateauneuf Du Pape La Cuvée Du Papet It’s going to take a decade to hit maturity but will evolve for 40-50 years in cold cellars. It’s just gorgeously put together and a magical, flawless wine. With an essence of Cabernet-like character in its darker currants, green tobacco, cedar, graphite, and floral aromas and flavors, this gorgeous wine is full-bodied and has bright yet integrated acidity, polished tannins, and a great, great finish. The flagship 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot brought up in 40% new French oak. Give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy over the following 15-20. Incredible notes of red and black fruits, violets, scorched earth, ground pepper, and Provençal garrigue notes define the nose, and it’s a darker, richer, slightly more powerful wine than usual, while still showing the inherent elegance and finesse this cuvée always shows. I was able to taste the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Chaupin on two occasions, rating it one point higher on one of those as well. Hats off to the Cuvelier family for another extraordinary wine!Ģ019 Domaine De La Janasse Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Chaupin Give bottles 7-8 years, a decade would be even better, and it will keep for 40-50 years. Loaded with notions of crème de cassis, spring flowers, tobacco, violets, charcoal, and cedar pencil, it’s extraordinarily concentrated, flawlessly balanced, and has a finish that won’t quit. Based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, its dense purple hue is followed by an incredible, full-bodied monster of a wine that, despite massive amounts of fruit, tannins, and extract, still stays weightless and ethereal, with incredible purity. RANKĮvery bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than the 20, the 2018 Château Léoville Poyferré is a total thrill that tops out my scale. Click on the “+” beside the wine name to read the full review. Nevertheless, these are the most exciting wines at for 2021! As with all Top 100 lists, this is an entirely subjective endeavor and almost every wine on this list could be replaced with a different wine. Prices are either from release prices from the estates or pulled from average retail prices in the United States. At a minimum, keep that producer on your radar for the future. If a wine on this list is not available, by all means, try a different wine from the same producer. Every producer on this list is worth your time and money. While we try to select wines currently available in the market, that’s not always possible. The list is not a grouping of the top-rated new releases and contains wines – and producers – who merit special attention. It was made by scrolling through thousands of reviews and painstakingly cutting the list to these 100 wines. The selection is based on a combination of quality, value, availability, and a little bit of Wow Factor. The below list is a selection of the top wines tasted over the past 12 months and reviewed at.
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