The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Mourre des Perdrix reveals scents of plums, black currants, cherries, earth, and incense as well as sweet fruit, medium body, and elegance. It should provide pleasure over the next 7-9 years. I am a big fan of Michel Maret’s Domaine de la Charbonniere, but his 2007s seem to have had very slow, late malolactics, and were less formed and accessible to taste than most of their peers. That said, there is considerable promise in these wines, and I expect they will eclipse their estimated scores, at the very least.Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524