Possessing slightly more purity and freshness than the Cuvee du Quet, the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape le Tintot (100% Mourvèdre) knocks it out of the park with its purity of fruit, texture and overall balance. Blackberries, forest floor, wood smoke and hints of olive all flow seamlessly to a full-bodied, rich, yet surprisingly polished 2006 that has tons of fruit and building tannin. Give it a decant if drinking anytime soon. - Jeb Dunnuck

Very plush and enticing with lots of dark fig macerated black currant sweet tapenade charcoal black licorice and loam notes Rich and driven through the fnish. Has the fruit and range of a 2005 with the typical supple structure of a 2006. Mourvèdre. Best from 2009 through 2023.-J.M.