Red Wine from Southern Rhone

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin is all Grenache, 40% whole cluster, aged in two-thirds foudre and one-third demi-muids and drawn exclusively from sandy sites. It showcases incredibly lush, silky fruit...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: One of the wines of the vintage is the Grenache-dominated 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée Chaupin. Coming mostly from a cool terroir in the northeast corner of the appellation (just to the east of Beaucastel), this wine is...

jebdunnuck.com, 99 points: Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I suspect it’s the best vintage to date, it’s going to be great comparing it to bottles of the 2005, 2007...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: (88-90 points) From an appellation that’s filled with value for the savvy shopper, the 2015 Beaumes de Venise is a 60/40 split of Syrah and Grenache that offers lots of peppery herbs, black cherries and scrub brush-like...

Vinous, 93 points: (VN 91-93 points) Limpid ruby. Intense, highly perfumed blue fruit and floral pastille aromas are complemented by suggestions of allspice and licorice. Silky and focused on the palate, offering concentrated boysenberry...