Pierre Amadieu ‘Les Hautes Rives’ Cairanne Rouge 2018

''The Cairanne 'les Hautes Rives' represents another terrific value from this underrated appellation. It's full-bodied, creamy and rich with peppery nuances dusted over a core of black cherries and plums. It finishes long and velvety.'' 90 Points, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate Magazine (Previous Vintage Review)

''This is an estate the consistently puts out high-quality wines at good prices. Notes of violets, black raspberries, candy and fruity-cake emerge from the Cairanne Les Hautes Rives, and moderate tannin on the finish. The blend is 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, and the rest Syrah.'' Jeb Dunnuck (Previous Vintage Review)

''Like Northern Rhône reds, Southern Rhône reds tend to taste like the landscape in which they are born: rolling hills and broad open skies under constant sunshine and warmth. This example adds a little more structure like the craggy, stony hills behind Cairanne, including smoky notes, bearing the imprint of mourvèdre and syrah, blended here with grenache. More typical scorched earth, baked red berry fruit, and red licorice flavours take over on the palate, alongside dusty tannins and balanced-moderate acids.'' John Szabo, WineAlign.com (Previous Vintage Review)

''If you want to explore Southern Rhone Cru's that offer high quality, affordability and that will also age beautifully. than look to Cairanne, Lirac, and Gigondas for high quality, affordable, southern Rhône red wines.'' Michelle Williams, Forbes.com