Jeb Dunnuck 94 points: Awesome notes of cherry, camphor, graphite, and crushed flowers as well as plenty of savory minerality emerge from the 2017 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois, a seamless, medium to full-bodied wine that makes the most of the vintage. This cuvée is always Grenache-dominated (there's 10% each of Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Carignan, brought up all in foudre), and I suspect it will keep for 10-15 years.
Parker-Czerwinski (91-93) Points: A blend of 80% Grenache (planted in 1936 and aged in foudre) with 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah (aged in barriques), the 2017 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois features lovely floral garrigue notes, ripe black cherries and licorice. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it's another terrific effort from this producer, one of the standard-bearers for Ventoux.
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