2012 Domaine de la Mordorée La Reine des Bois Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Owner of the girl & the fig, the fig cafe & winebar, Author of Plats du Jours, the girl & the fig's Journey through the Seasons in Wine Country and the girl & the fig Cookbook

9.1

Big tannins, deep dark fruit, blackberry jam

Apr 15th, 2016

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.0

2012: good fragrance, dark plums and cherries, violets, lavender and spices. Quite a big beast on the palate, full, tannic, super extracted. Very modern and intense. Needs 3-4 years

Jun 7th, 2015

April Amys

9.6

Incredible, in every sense of the word. Want a big box of this in my cellar.

Oct 2nd, 2014

Joe Gillies

9.4

Elegant and smooth. Drinking very well right now. Pnp. BlackBerry, plum, and touches of charcoal and eucalyptus. Excellent!

Jan 10th, 2021

Jim McCusker

9.3

Terrific!

Jun 7th, 2017

Lisa Williams

9.8

New castle of the Pope; 80% Grenache; completely destemmed; smoke, blackberry, big chewy tannin, dried fruit, herb. Killer.

Sep 18th, 2015

Richard Steinberg

9.1

Blind. Guessed old world Grenache. French. Nice kirsch and red fruit.

Sep 4th, 2015

Howard Yang

9.5

Opaque blue/purple color, notes of tobacco, blueberry, black cherry, cacao, pencil lead, smooth and firm tannin, elegant silky finish, extremely balanced with a long lingering finish.

Mar 1st, 2015