89% Syrah, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon. With eleven years in bottle as current release, this will surprise and delight anyone you hand it to.

92 Points Jeb Dunnuck

The 2010 Gracchus plays in the same league and has lots of bouquet garni, tobacco, bacon fat, and bay leaf notes balanced by a core of cassis and darker berry fruits. Medium to full-bodied, with solid texture as well as concentration, it’s now mature yet opens up nicely with time in the glass and is ideal for drinking over the coming 7-8 years or so.

All from Vaucluse, I was able to taste these releases from Ad Fines with their oenologue, Baptiste Olivier, who is behind a number of brilliant estates in Chateauneuf du Pape.