Mousset Barrot, Château Jas de Bressy, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2018

With its lifted cranberry and cherry fruit, alongside dried strawberries and toasty smoky notes, this is showing well, really open and inviting. The bright red fruit is underpinned by mandarin, burning sage, and sweet tufts of vanilla, spice and char, as well as delicate fresh fig and strawberry characters, very upfront and in your face. Juicy acidity. A successful, highly enjoyable wine. Member exclusive.

A very ripe aromatic profile with strawberry jam alongside some slightly meatier elements. Plum compote and potpourri on the palate. Very full-bodied, sweetly ripe and richly fruited, finishing on fruitcake notes. Does have some complexity and classic Châteauneuf markers, and it's very rich and heady.