Piedlong Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France 2021 Colli Orientali del Friuli and perhaps with a bit

and perhaps with a bit more zip

and apricot mingle with hints of vanilla

lightly floral

It feels young—you wouldn't guess it's already ten years old—and it has the textbook aromas from Rioja

This is made inside an igloo in Hokkaido

Piedlong Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France 2021 Colli Orientali del Friuli and perhaps with a bitI love the ripe red plum aroma of this generous and polished 2021. Stacks of fine tannins give it a very sensuous texture that makes it difficult to say no. Very long, velvety finish with excellent spicy complexity. From grenache growing on galet cobblestone soil and a small amount of mourvedre grown on sand that are fermented separately. Drink or hold. 94 Pts James Suckling