2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Colombis Rouge Famille Isabel Ferrando (St. Prefert) Magnum

What could end up being the wine of the vintage, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Colombis is basically all Grenache brought up in demi-muids. It exhibits a deep purple color as well as a blockbuster bouquet of blackcurrants, smoked herbs, ground pepper, and cured meats. Deep, full-bodied, powerful, and tasting like the essence of Provence, it has sweet tannins, the rounded, sexy style of the vintage, and a finish that won't quit. Love Grenache? Buy this wine.

Looking much suaver and more elegant than the recently bottled 2017, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Colombis features aromas and flavors of nearly crystalline-pure red berries, accented by hints of star anise, ground allspice and orange zest. Full-bodied and silky-textured, it's a beauty in the making, with a fine bone structure supporting succulent, well-toned flesh. 2020-2035 .

This is a beauty, with a seductive display of Turkish coffee, singed alder, steeped plum and warmed anise aromas and flavors that move in unison, backed by a subtle garrigue note through the finish. A late echo of warm earth adds a finishing touch. Best from 2021 through 2037.-J.M.

In any vintage this would be a serious wine, but in a difficult vintage like 2018, this is stunning. With a rich hue, the wine is all about the silky, plush layers of ripe, sweet, pure, raspberries, kirsch and cherries that are there right from the start and never want to quit. The strong floral notes are perfect for the wines elegant charm. Produced from 100% old vine Grenache, for a wine at this level of quality and character, it is one of the steals of the vintage! Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/2020/10/2018-chateauneuf-du-pape-report-with-tasting-notes-harvest-info/?fbclid=IwAR3NjDhWE_jIJkpzvnXni6gCAOTtWz5N9vqjOLXPzs3Tpi8-XMxXvgFEbkw

Shimmering ruby. An expansive bouquet evokes ripe, spice-tinged red/blue fruits, potpourri and incense, and a smoky mineral nuance builds in the glass. Shows impressive depth and energy to the sappy black raspberry, boysenberry, spicecake and floral pastille flavors, which are braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Impressively lithe for its heft, finishing on a gently tannic note, with fine delineation and floral lift.

95P+ - Smuk vin, intens grenache fra sandede jorder, umanipuleret, ren koncentreret, cremet og lækker – kan faktisk drikkes allerede nu og med stor hedonistisk fornøjelse. Jeg er ret forelsket i denne, indrømmet. Grenache fra øverste hylde.