Except for Henri Bonneau’s 2007 Reserve des Celestins (which is still in barrel), the last 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape to be released will be Xavier Vignon’s Anonyme. This sensational wine spent three years in a combination of demi-muids and small oak. It boasts an inky/purple color along with a sweet nose of underbrush, garrigue, licorice, blackberries and black currants. Full, thick, unctuously textured and even flamboyant, this stunning 2007 should drink well for another 15-20 years. - Robert M. Parker, Jr.

More concentrated, dense, and serious, the 2007 Xavier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Anonyme is thrilling on all accounts. A late release and aged almost 48 months in a combination of demi-muid and barrique, it offers up a spectacular array of black currants, smoked duck, licorice, garrigue, pepper, and lavender. This flows to a full-bodied, voluptuous, and multi-dimension 2007 that has fabulous concentration, no hard edges, and ripe, polished tannin that emerge on the finish. It needs another 2-3 years of bottle age, and will have upwards of two decades of total longevity. Knockout stuff!