M. Chapoutier : Croix de Bois 2011

Wine Advocate-Parker :
With more richness and depth, and showing the classic fruit-forward and up-front profile of the terroir, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Croix de Bois is 100% Grenache that comes from the southeastern part of the appellation. Loaded with notions of strawberries, kirsch, underbrush and garrigue, it has medium to full-bodied richness with a supple, fleshy and hedonistically styled feel on the palate. As with the La Bernardine, I don't see this making old bones, yet it should provide ample pleasure for upward of a decade. Drink now-2021.