Bastide Miraflors Vieilles Vignes Syrah/Grenache 2013

... one of the greatest red wine values I have tasted in the last year or so ... 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache that spent one year in 80% concrete tank (Grenache) and 500-liter demi-muids (Syrah) ... The result is an inky/blue/purple-colored wine offering a big, sweet bouquet of blueberries, blackberries, acacia flowers, pepper and spice. This full-bodied, opulent, majestic dry red unleashes tremendous ripeness, richness and intensity. One would normally think such a superb, remarkable wine would cost over $50 a bottle ... You'll have to taste it to believe it! It should drink well for 2-5 years. Score - 93. (Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, June 2014)