2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Ombres et Lumières

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Grenache

Vintages
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2024 - 2034

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In their day jobs, Baptiste Olivier and Gérard Lafont consult to a number of the most renowned domaines (and many that aren’t so famous but deserve to be) in appellations across the expanse of the southern Rhône valley, It’s a job that often demands anonymity (such are egos and reputations of many proprietors), which means that they often get little to no credit for their expertise, which doesn’t seem to bother either of them too much. Olivier & Lafont , a small négociant project the duo launched in 2011, has established itself as a rock-solid source for high-quality, elegant wines that, unsurprisingly, are sourced from some of the best wineries and vineyards in the region, at tariffs much lower than their origins might suggest. I strongly urge readers to seek these wines out as they consistently over-deliver for their pricing.

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Baptiste Olivier and Gérald Lafont are two of the southern Rhône’s most talented young consulting enologists, with an admirable list of clients from across the region. This, their small négociant project, has been quietly yielding a range of outstanding red and white wines from the area, including Provence, as well as from the northern Rhône. Their wines tend to be fruit-driven, forward and user-friendly but are seldom jammy, even in warmer vintages like 2016.