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Decanter: 96 points
“Blackberry, star anise and juniper. Only medium-bodied for a Châteauneuf, but this has plenty of impact and intensity. Lovely bright acid line and sense of freshness from start to finish. Silky and voluptuous. 95% Grenache; 5% Mourvèdre, Vaccarèse and Cinsault. Grown on sand in lieu-dit Les Bédines, destemmed, fermented in concrete, then matured mostly in foudre except for 25% in demi-muid. Drinking Window 2021 – 2028.” – Matt Walls
Review Date: October 2020
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 points
“The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Safres checks in as 85% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre and has a complex, nuanced, medium to full-bodied style that just begs to be drunk. Offering up lots of red and black fruits, morello cherries, Provençal herbs, and saddle leather notes, it has enough structure to evolve for 15 years or more.” – Jeb Dunnuck
Review Date: November 2021
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 92-94 points
“The 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Safres is impressively rich and ripe, delivering velvety layers of black cherries and blueberries, combined with hints of dried spices and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, expansive in the mouth and long on the finish, it looks to be an excellent example of Les Safres, which is 95% Grenache from Les Bedines.” – Joe Czerwinski
Review Date: September 2020