Price: $39.99
In Mixed Case: $35.99
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The tank-aged 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Bel Ami is a blend of 50% Grenache, 20% each Mourvèdre and Syrah, and 10% Cinsault. Floral and mocha notes combine on the nose, while the concentrated fruit marries raspberries, black-skinned plums and black olives. Full-bodied, silky and harmonious, it drinks very easily already but looks to be capable of aging at least a decade. Tasted twice (once blind), with one sample showing more dark, savory notes and firmer tannins.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Juicy and vivid, with a mix of cassis, cherry paste and raspberry coulis flavors that grab your eye, while light anise, floral and apple wood notes fill in through the racy finish. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Best from 2023 through 2036. 3,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported.
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