Full-bodied yet silky and elegant, Font de Michelle's 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is almost too easy to drink. The cherry and leather notes in this blend of 70% Grenache and 10% each Mourvèdre, Syrah and other permitted varieties glide over the palate. Drink it over the next decade.

If the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape has a weakness, it's that it is too easy, too supple and too seductive. Already delicious, it boasts oodles of ripe cherries and stone fruit, a creamy mid-palate and a touch of warmth on the finish. It may not be super long-lived, but why wait?

The 2014 Chateauneuf du Pape is a finesse-styled effort that offers lots of raspberries, black raspberries, crushed flowers and licorice in a pretty, perfumed and elegant style. It shows the forward nature of the 2014 vintage and should be ready to go on release.

The 2013 Chateauneuf du Pape is a screaming success in the vintage. Charming, fruit forward, medium to full-bodied and loaded with Proven?al charm, it offers lots of spice, roasted Proven?al garrigue and mulled dark fruits on the nose. It can be enjoyed anytime over the coming 7-8 years.

A beautiful traditional cuvée, the 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape offers up notions of sweet kirsch and black cherries to go with spice, ground herbs and underbrush. Medium-bodied, supple and elegant, with a forward, easy-drinking feel, drink it over the coming 5-7 years.