2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine de Terre Ferme

Inky ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, anise and garrigue, with slow-building spiciness and a sexy floral nuance. Sappy, tightly focused raspberry and cherry flavors are extremely concentrated and become fleshier and sweeter with air. Displays serious power on the finish, which echoes the cherry note.

From the biodynamically farmed Domaine de Terre Ferme, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits lots of Mediterranean sea breeze/seaweed, kirsch, fig, black currant and cherry notes in its complex, heady, succulent personality. With good acidity and ripe tannin, this 80% Grenache/20% Mourvedre blend is the finest offering from Domaine de Terre Ferme in over two decades. It should drink well for 15+ years. These are both terrific offerings from the Jaboulet firm, which is enjoying a renaissance under the relatively new ownership of the Frey family (who also own Chateau La Lagune in Bordeaux and are major stockholders in the Champagne house of Billecart-Salmon). Importer: Frederick Wildman, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700