($180; 60% grenache and 20% each of mourvedre and syrah) Inky ruby. Alluring perfume of red and dark berries, cinnamon, incense and fresh flowers. Lush, creamy and sweet, offering palate-coating dark berry flavors and a sweet lavender pastille quality. Expands and gains depth and energy on the finish, leaving behind zesty cherry and berry skin and bitter chocolate notes. Extremely impressive and built to age.

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Bright crimson. Very heady – the first wine that really sings of the garrigue. Spicy too – most mulled wine in its flavours! Definite cinnamon there… Lots of effort here. Lovely tannins – so ripe yet present, Very rich and flattering.

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The opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Clos du Caillou Reserve is layered, ample, and full-bodied. The strongest and most complete wine of this group, it is a blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and 10% Syrah (the latter component is aged in new demi-muids). Reminiscent of the brilliant 1999 Clos du Caillou, it is elegant, rich, and full-bodied with intense fruit, crisp acidity, and beautiful length as well as power. Enjoy it over the next 15 or more years.

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Really packed but supersilky, with a gorgeous beam of raspberry ganache gliding over super fine-grained tannins, while notes of incense, blackberry preserve, bittersweet chocolate truffle and black tea fill in the background. Seamless and very long.

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