Flirting with perfection, the utterly profound 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape la Cuvee du Papet is up there with some of the greatest Chateauneuf du Papes ever made. A huge, classically styled and Provencal wine, it offers layers of garrigue, black currants, licorice, beef blood and leather, as well as building tannin, a stacked mid-palate and a finish that just won’t quit. Made from 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah that was not destemmed, it was aged in equal parts concrete tanks and ancient foudre. It’s still an infant, with sweet tannin, and needs another 2-3 years to hit full maturity, and it will keep for upwards of two decades. - Jeb Dunnuck

Remarkably dense but silky at the same time with captivating mouthfeel to the layer upon layer of roasted black Mission fig sandalwood black tea macerated currant fruit and plum sauce all held together by finely beaded acidity. Latent grip shows up at the very end boding well for long-term cellaring. Best from 2010 through 2030. 1000 cases made.