The plush, expansive 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Mourre des Perdrix exudes plummy richness and hints of licorice and dark chocolate. It's full-bodied and velvety in feel, with a long, warming finish tinged with garrigue and super-ripe berries.
95 points, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (May 2024)
I love the enveloping nose of ripe red plum and Mediterranean herbs of this stunning Chateauneuf. Excellent concentration and stacks of fine tannins. The harmony and vitality on the full-bodied palate is remarkable. Very long, emphatically dry, and stony finish. A cuvee of 69% grenache, 15% syrah, 15% mourvedre and 1% cinsault. Drink or hold.
95 points, Stuart Pigott, James Suckling (Apr 2023)
This has real freshness both on the nose and palate. It brims with energy, is bracing and intense, with bright acidity and fresh tannins. Only medium-bodied, but possessing such impact and vibrancy. It’s darkly fruited but there is no heaviness, rather great tension. It should last a long time. Drink now for the freshness, later for the complexity. Made with part-destemmed fruit, from the lieu-dit of Mourre des Perdrix.
95 points, Matt Walls, Decanter (Nov 2024)
Checking in at a whopping 16% alcohol, the 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Mourre des Perdrix is a shimmering pale ruby. It mingles aromas of ripe red and black fruits, exotic spices, licorice and crushed rocks. Ripe tannins wrap up this full-bodied, concentrated powerhouse, well-balanced by refreshing acidity. It closes with a savory, persistent finish.
94 points, Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous (Jun 2023)
A ripe, seductive version, showing weight as well as structure, with a generous stream of cherry coulis and black and red licorice meeting a layer of crushed iron that brings balance and form. The oak is well-integrated, with singed thyme details. Weighty but not heavy-handed. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2035. 700 cases made, 200 cases imported.
94 points, Kristen Bieler, Wine Spectator (Nov 2023)
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