From Bill St. John’s recent article on the wines of France, “Why France matters when it comes to wine”:
2010 M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape “La Bernardine”
The silky tannins are metaphor for all other elements in this wine: its diaphanous red fruit aromas, its juicy-smooth flavors and texture, its never-ending finish; from a never-fail producer in the Rhone.