Famille Perrin, Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Sinards, France 2017

2017 was a ripe and robust vintage in Châteauneuf du Pape – the driest vintage in 30 years – and the Perrin family, owners of Château de Beaucastel, are skilled at getting the best from the year. Les Sinards is made from the young vines at Beaucastel and vines from a neighbouring vineyard. Intense aromas of spicy red and black fruits, fresh and forward, with length and volume. Expressive now, but you could safely put it aside for a few years too.