André Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018

Decanter’s reviewer listed André’s 2018 among the top wines in the region, along with Châteauneufs from Beaucastel and Clos des Papes. Awarding 95 points, Matt Walls writes “it’s remarkably vibrant on the palate, with tingling sandy tannins. Round and generous with good acidity and gorgeous freshness.”

The wine shows beautiful essence of strawberries in the nose, with excellent density and a long, silky finish. Delicately crafted tannins support the perfectly ripe fruit, without a hint of overripeness or bitterness. Look for notes of cassis, violets, dry cocoa, and garrigue. The wine sees no new oak, and is neither fined nor filtered.