The beautiful 2012 Vacqueyras (75% Grenache and 25% Syrah), which comes from 16 hectares located on a plateau behind the village, is a rounded, sexy effort that has beautiful bouquet garni, pepper, licorice and dried-soil aromas to go with ample sweet black raspberry fruit. Forward, full-bodied, and textured, it's a pleasure-bent effort to drink over the coming 5-8 years. Score - 91. (Jeb Dunnuck, robertparker.com, Oct. 2014)
Price: $30