Also brilliant, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is full-bodied and concentrated, with classic Pegau wildness, beef blood, saddle leather and garrigue all emerging from the glass. Slightly lighter in color and weight when compared to the 2003, it’s showing some maturity and can be consumed anytime, but will without a doubt continue to evolve gracefully for another decade or more. - Jeb Dunnuck

Super with ripe plum and blackberry fruit supported by notes of briar brick dust tar and bacony smoke. Rich yet racy with a powerful yet perfumy fruit- and dried herb-driven finish. Shows a lot now but built for the long haul. Drink now through 2016. 5500 cases made. (JM)