($180) Inky ruby. A spine-tingling bouquet offers fresh raspberry, cherry, anise, Asian spices and fresh lavender, with a sexy undercurrent of minerals. Overwhelms the palate with sweet red and dark berry preserve flavors, gaining depth and ripeness with air. Supple, sappy and crammed with juicy fruit, this needs to be served by the dose, not the glass. But there's no heaviness about it. Wild, singular and supremely alluring stuff. There are 6,100 bottles of this.

Professional content appears courtesy of Vinfolio

Something a bit raw, as well as very ripe, on the nose. Thick and sweet yet with some freshness too. Impressive! Really like a top drawer version of Châteauneuf, as well it might be at this price. More immediately accessible than the Quartz.

Professional content appears courtesy of Vinfolio

One of the top wines of the vintage is Domaine du Caillou's 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Clos du Caillou Reserve. Its dense ruby/purple hue is followed by elegant aromatics of blueberries, blackberries, spring flowers, licorice, and roasted meats. Dense and full-bodied with intense concentration, a multidimensional mouthfeel, and a sensational finish, it should be at its finest between 2011-2025.

Professional content appears courtesy of Vinfolio

Gloriously pure, with a massive core of boysenberry and blueberry fruit that glides effortlessly over seamless but dense tannins. Plenty of additional charcoal, fruitcake, mocha and fig paste notes chime in on the back end, extending the lengthy, well-structured finish. Really stunning. Grenache and Mourvèdre.

Professional content appears courtesy of Vinfolio