The profound 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel (a 4200-case blend of 44% Mourvedre 29% Grenache 21% Syrah and 6% Counoise) boasts a glorious perfume of roasted herbs Peking duck soy blueberries blackberries and bouquet garni. This elegant yet powerful dense multilayered wine saturates the palate possesses multiple dimensions beautiful nuances and a stunningly long finish that lasts over 40 seconds. It should provide plenty of pleasure over the next 10-15 years.

Rich dry and full-bodied with loamy earth dried berry mineral anise and black licorice flavors that run deep and persistent layered and concentrated ending with a long tight finish. Mourvèdre Grenache Syrah and Counoise. Drink now through 2017