Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Plateau de Mont-Redon Rouge 2017 riesling-italico The Casale Vecchio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

The Casale Vecchio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from Fantini / Farnese is a selection of the best grapes

with soulful hints of spicy cedar

alongside subtle graphite

This Frank Red has a fantastic quality wine with distinctive character

vibrant and purple it stains your glass (hot tip – leave the white linen shirt at home)

Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Plateau de Mont-Redon Rouge 2017 riesling-italico The Casale Vecchio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo95 POINTS James Suckling In the same ballpark, the 2017 Chteauneuf Du Pape Le Plateau comes only from the Mont Redon plateau and is a limited release based on 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah brought up in a mix of used and new barrels. Its saturated purple color is followed by a rocking bouquet of black raspberries, cassis, graphite, violets, and crushed rocks. With plenty of background oak, terrific depth of fruit, full body, and ripe, present tannins,