2014 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Auguste Favier Rouge Famille Isabel Ferrando (St. Prefert)

The 2014 'Réserve Auguste Favier' is composed of 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 5% Mourvèdre. It slowly opens to aromas and flavors of ripe black raspberries and roasted plums, which are woven together with spices, white pepper, floral, roasted herbs and hnits of licorice. On this palate this possesses a velvety texture with beautiful balance and seamless quality which as it heads into the long finish. While this is already quite appealing, I expect it to show even better with some short-term cellaring and continue to age gracefully over the course of the next decade.

Tasted blind. Very deep crimson. Dark and lustrous. Not much nose. Thick, glossy, salty with such ripe tannins they are almost imperceptible. Candied strawberries? Some intensity (not heat) on the finish. This delivers.

Made from 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 5% Mourvèdre, the 2014 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier reveals notes of plums, violets, ground pepper, licorice and hints of scorched earth. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and sexy, it's more focused and elegant than the classic cuvée, and more fruity than the Collection Charles Giraud, which is more tannic.

This is generously fruited, with a core of fig, blackberry and boysenberry confiture pumping along, framed with a lively black licorice note and carrying through a rich, black tea-accented finish. For the hedonist crowd. Best from 2024 through . 1,660 cases made.

Denne special-cuvée fra vinmageren Isabel Ferrando har alt det, der kendetegner en flot og vellavet châteauneuf du pape. Årgang 2014 er ikke en af de helt store, men Isabel har alligevel fået så meget ud af den, at denne vin fremstår som noget nær perfekt, fordi den så fornemt kombinerer koncentration med friskhed. En mørk og dyb vin med toner af hindbær og lidt røg. Også en del lakrids - og så de dér provencalske krydderurter, som giver friskhed uden at kamme over i peber og grønlige noter.

Denne special-cuvée fra vinmageren Isabel Ferrando har alt det, der kendetegner en flot og vellavet châteauneuf du pape. Årgang 2014 er ikke en af de store, men Isabel har alligevel fået så meget ud af den, at denne vin fremstår som noget nær perfekt, fordi den så fornemt kombinerer koncentration med friskhed. En mørk og dyb vin med toner af hindbær og lidt røg. Også en hel del lakrids - og så de dér provencalske krydderurter, som giver friskhed uden at kamme over i peber og grønlige noter.