Perrin & Fils Les Hauts de Julien Vieilles Vignes Vinsobres 2011

The 2011 Famille Perrin Vinsobres les Haut de Julien Vieilles Vignes is also rock-solid. A blend of Grenache and Syrah that's from 90-year-old vines and the northern part of the Southern Rhone, it gives up mostly Syrah characteristics with dark berry fruit, licorice, smoke, spice and background meatiness. Medium to full-bodied and impressively concentrated and rich, it's an outstanding wine and will drink nicely through 2021. Drink now-2021. Score - 91. (Jeb Dunnuck, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2013)