2016 Les Amis Torbreck

Parker-Czerwinski 97 points:

Showing enormous intensity and length, the 2018 Les Amis Grenache is a tremendous success. Yes, the oak slightly overshadows the fruit on the nose, where cedar notes ride easily over ripe cherries, but it recedes into the background in the mouth, allowing waves of black cherries, red raspberries and exotic spice notes to come forward and expand on the full-bodied palate. Plush and creamy-textured, it's yet refined and elegant on the finish, which turns silky and spicy, with lingering notes of red berries, licorice and cola.

James Suckling 93 points:

All grenache here, this single parcel has a very rich and ripe feel with a wood-framed array of currant and pomegranate on the nose. The palate is a fuller-bodied style with bold tannins and a round, darker-fruit spectrum of flavor. Try from 2025.