Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau de Ma Mere 2020Hints of garrigue and crushed stones are bound together by threads of raspberries and dark chocolate in the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape la Crau de Ma Mere, which is largely derived from old vine Grenache grown in La Crau. Full bodied, generous and silky in texture, it's a ripe, seamless effort that should drink well for up to a decade. Country Region: Cotes du Rhone, France Grape Variety: 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvdre, 5% Syrah, Bottle Size: 750ml Ratings:

Grape Variety: :  40% Clairette

as well as some delicately spiced notes of liquorice and fennel

Fortunately the frequent use of essential oils and plant based tisanes

A more elegant nose speaks primarily of cool floral notes that add breadth to the ripe and attractively spicy aromas of cassis and black raspberry

As one of Gevrey Chambertin's most approachable grand crus

white peach

practising until his death in 1505

Ratings: BH 92

reflecting its distinctive terroir

rich and relatively full-bodied flavors exhibit ample minerality and a taut muscularity on the moderately austere but wonderfully long finale

allowing the distinctive terroir of Aux Argillas to express itself clearly

Sauvignon Blanc 14