Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Felix, 2009
A Grenache dominated wine but with a whopping 25 percent of Mourvèdre from 90-year-old vines. The wines will be aged in 4-to 10-year-old barriques until bottling end of 2011. Absolutely superb, lovely smooth complex flavours, as clear and pure and juicy as his tradition cuvée but with extra depth and power. Ripe sloe, damson, blackthorn and kirsch fruit with hints of bramble clove and pepper, finishing on notes of sandalwood, very open, highly seductive, a long cool and composed finish. A stunning wine that rivals 2009’s best.
critic reviews
Opaque ruby. Wild, borderline feral and smoky on the nose, which displays scents of cherry, blackberry and sandalwood. Deeply pitched dark fruit flavors show a meaty quality and become sweeter with air. Finishes with serious punch and grip, the cherry and smoke notes echoing. Shows a lot of impressively deep fruit but this wine's funky aspects won't be for everyone.