"Based on my tastings, 2017 wasn't an easy year for Ogier. The 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes comes across as herbal and a bit tomato-like, lacking fruit and richness. It's medium to full-bodied, with decent cherry fruit on the palate, but there's a soft, low-energy finish and some drying tannins. Drink it over the near term."

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"Stylish, with tea, blood orange and incense notes framing the core of dried cherry and raspberry fruit. A cedar spine curls through the finish. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Drink now through 2027. 8,333 cases made, 2,917 cases imported."

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"Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Clos de l'Oratoire offers up warm plums, fresh blackberries and blueberries with hints of cigar box, pencil lead and charcuterie. Medium-bodied, the palate has great density with loads of earthy accents and a firm, fine-grained framed, finishing with a compelling herbal lift."

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"Initial notes of dried garrigue and crushed earth open into rich, ripe blackberry and black plum on the nose of this elegant red. A blend of 80% Grenache supplemented by Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault, it's a gripping, intensely black-fruited wine, with a firm mineral undertone. It needs a bit more time to meld, but should drink at peak from 2022 to 2030 and hold longer still."

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