2019 Guillaume Gonnet Châteauneuf du Pape Bel Ami

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.