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2016 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 96 pts - VINOUS

vinous logo"Deep vivid ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet displays ripe red and blue fruit preserve, incense, garrigue and cola aromas complicated by a vibrant mineral quality that gains strength as the wine opens up. Sweet, seamless and broad in the mouth, offering impressively concentrated Chambord, boysenberry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that show superb clarity and lift. The blue fruit and floral notes power a strikingly long, spicy finish that's shaped by rounded, even tannins. This wine's marriage of heft to finesse is really impressive. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (July 2018), 96 pts

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2016 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 96 pts - WS

wine spectator 96 pts"A strapping, richly layered wine, teeming with blackberry, black currant and boysenberry paste flavors wrapped in a lively black licorice note. Stays juicy and energetic throughout, with light bramble and graphite nuances checking in on the very long and powerfully built finish. Best from 2020 through 2040.—James Molesworth"
- Wine Spectator Insider (September 26th 2018), 96 pts

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2017 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 97 pts - JD

jeb dunnuck logo 250"The saturated purple-hued 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée De La Reine Des Bois is another brilliant wine from this estate. Made from 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, and 5% Syrah and Vaccarèse (as well as a few other varieties) brought up in 80% stainless steel and 20% old barrels, it offers an extraordinary bouquet of blackcurrants, chocolaty herbs, ground pepper, and graphite. Deep, rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it stays pure and flawlessly balanced on the palate, with silky tannins. I love everything about this wine, which reminds me of a slightly plusher example of the 2010. It has some upfront charm today and will continue drinking brilliantly for 15 years or more."

- Jeb Dunnuck (August 16th 2019), 97 pts

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2017 Mordoree Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge La Reine des Bois - 96 PTS - Cellar Selection - WE

wine enthusiast 96 pts

"Inky in hue and edged by bold, gripping tannins, this is a rich, deeply concentrated blend of Grenache (80%), Mourvèdre (10%), Syrah (5%) and Vaccarèse (5%). Fermented and aged primarily in stainless steel and with no new oak influence, it's keenly focused on flavors of blackberry and strawberry preserves, but hints of bitter almond, pepper and bramble lend interest, too. It's a bit brawny in youth but should sing from 2023 to 2030 and hold further. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA"

 - Wine Enthusiast (February/March 2021), 96 pts - Cellar Selection

2018 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois - 94 PTS - VINOUS

vinous logo"Saturated ruby-red. Highly perfumed red and blue fruits, potpourri, garrigue and exotic spices on the expansive nose. Stains the palate with sweet boysenberry, raspberry preserve and floral pastille flavors sharpened by smoky mineral and white pepper flourishes. Shows impressive depth and power but comes off lively and delivers strong floral thrust and spicy lift on the extremely long, gently tannic finish. - Josh Raynolds"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (October 2021), 94 pts