2022 Chateauneuf du Pape

The normal blend of 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and the rest a mix of varieties, the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape is deeper ruby-hued and offers a killer perfume of red and black fruits, flowery incense, Provençal garrigue, and spice. Medium to full-bodied, with a terrific sense of elegance and ripe tannins, it's very much in the pure, elegant, seamless style of the vintage and has so much to love. Drink bottles over the coming 10-12 years.

The 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape from Janasse unfurls aromas of flowers, dark cherries and garrigue, followed by a medium-bodied, enveloping and juicy palate with bright acids, a round, elegant mid-palate and a long but a bit firm finish. Composed of 65% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre and 5% Cinsault, this wine is poised to become a classic. It matured for 12 months in foudres (80%) and used barrels (20%).

60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Roussanne, 20% Clairette. Whole-bunch-pressed. Vinified in old oak barrels (20%) and concrete tanks (80%). Aged for seven months in new (10%) and used (10%) oak barrels and concrete tanks (80%). Tasted blind. Nutty almond and toasty oak on the nose. Opulent and dense palate with marzipan and butter – rounded and dense and with a sleek, oak-led, polished finish. (AC)