Reassuringly back up to par, Louis Bernard's 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape offers hints of anise and cherry on the nose. A full-bodied blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 15% Mourvèdre, it's creamy and lush on the palate, easing into notes of mocha and black tea on the finish.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reviews
Score: 89 | February 1, 2013 | Wine Enthusiast
Remember when all Châteauneufs were priced like this? Now this is entry-level pricing, yet the wine is very good, delivering a complex, harmonious blend of leather, earth, spice and plum notes. It’s soft enough to drink now and over the next few years.
Score: 88 | July 31, 2012 | Wine Spectator
On the softer side, with lightly mulled plum and cheery flavors woven with notes of toasted spice and fruit-cake. Features a perfumy hint on the open-knit finish. Drink now through 2015. 10,000 cases made.
Score: 88 | September 1, 2011 | Wine Spectator
This delivers a solid, direct beam of cassis, plum skin and black currant fruit notes, with a lacing of anise and raisin through the medium-weight finish. Drink now through 2014. 10,000 cases made. –JM