Significantly more complete than this estate's other cuvées, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve is rich, ripe and lusty, with apricot-like ripe stone fruit notes joining the cherry and berry fruit. Hints of blueberry, cracked pepper and dried fennel seed add complexity to this full-bodied beauty, a blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Mourvèdre that's atypical for the region. If finishes long and supple, marked by licorice notes.