2019 Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Le Plateau

"A chewy, leafy, earthy, dark and brooding version, with dense layers of cherry leather, ganache, black licorice, tobacco and hot soil, this is massive in scale. Leafy and sanguine, all wrapped around a beam of hot, salty iron. A real heavyweight, with salty mineral underpinnings for balance. Old-school, with charming rusticity. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2040." 94/100 - Wine Spectator