M. Chapoutier Chrysopée 2020

One of my favorite wines from this incredibly beautiful appellation, the 2020 Collioure Chrysopée is 85% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre, always from the same parcel, that’s brought up 80% in concrete tanks and 20% in demi-muids. Offering lots of red and blue fruits as well as spice, exotic flowers, and some flinty mineral notes, this beauty is medium to full-bodied, has ripe tannins, and a seamless, incredibly elegant profile. It should drink well right out of the gate, and while I don’t think Collioure are particularly age-worthy, I see no reason this shouldn’t easily have 7-8 years, if not a decade of longevity.

A blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre, the 2020 Collioure Chrysopée looks like another winner, with lots of cherries, accented by complex hints of leather, dried spices and garrigue. It's full-bodied but framed by fine-grained tannins, finishing, long, elegant and seamless.