Brut Reserve 1/2 Flasche Billecart-Salmon Gin Parker/Joe Czerwinski 96-98: I was

Parker/Joe Czerwinski 96-98: I was even more impressed by the 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée Réservée than the 2019

Strong structure

accompanied by cocoa and licorice

with a mild

coaxing wonderful complexity from his reserve wines (aged in a solera) and ensuring definition and purity from the base wines

Brut Reserve 1/2 Flasche Billecart-Salmon Gin Parker/Joe Czerwinski 96-98: I was1 2 bottle James Suckling 92 points: This has impressive ripe stone fruits on the nose with peaches, mangoes, melon and cherries. Really upbeat and attractive purity. The palate follows the same thread of fruit characters with a clever balance of flesh and crunch, a bright finish and good balance. Drink now. A blend of roughly equal thirds of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier. This cuve with delicate golden reflections stands out for its fine,