The 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition is composed of 60% Grenache, 35% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre. The Syrah is aged in small barrels and the Grenache in tank. From 50- to-80-year-old vines, it exhibits aromas of creosote, bouquet garni, licorice, black raspberries and black currants. Full-bodied and lush with heady alcohol as well as decent acidity, this beautiful 2011 can be drunk during its first decade of life. 90-93 points

Along the same lines, the smoking good 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition is a blend of 60% Grenache, 35% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre, from 50-to-80-year-old vines, with the Grenache and Mourvedre aged all in concrete and the Syrah in 2-to-6-year-old barrels. Knockout stuff, with sweet black currants, cassis, licorice, pepper and wild herbs, this full-bodied, supple and seamlessly textured beauty will drink nicely through 2021. 93 points