The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape shows the vintage’s forward, seductive personality with spicy, peppery, black cherry and Christmas fruitcake notes, medium to full body, low acidity, ripe tannin and abundant glycerin. Enjoy it over the next 8-9 years. This tiny 10-acre estate, run by Jean-Pierre Serguier, produces very good as well as reasonably priced wines. Their ancient vine cuvee, Les Grandes Grenachieres d’Hippolyte was first produced from 80-year-old vines in 2007 (and an amazing wine it is!). Not surprisingly, the 2010s reveal the paradoxical character of this vintage being high in acidity and fresh, but also possessing terrific ripeness, power, depth and intensity. It is an unusual vintage in that it has both high acidity and high alcohol, two characteristics normally not found together. No known American importer.