Domaine de Mourchon Seguret Grande Reserve, Cotes du Rhone Villages, France

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Impressively dark in the glass, there's no doubting the ambition of the 2018 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Grande Reserve. Scents of clove, leather, vanilla and cola emerge on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is intense and tannic, with a long, but dusty, finish. Give it a couple of years to round into shape.

With a bit more Syrah than the Tradition, the 2017 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Grande Reserve comes across as slightly peppery and herbal, with baked blackberry fruit accented by baking spices (40% of the assemblage spends two years in demi-muids). It's full-bodied, rich and supple across the mid-palate, with tangy red berries and softly dusty tannins on the long finish.

A tank sample of the 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Grande Reserve looked lush and rich on my August visit. The tannins are suppler than usual, the fruit heading into blueberries and licorice while picking up a trace of warmth on the finish.

The 2015 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Grande Reserve, tasted from barrel, is riper and richer than the Tradition, but it still retains bright mulberry flavors and the crisp, tannic backbone that are hallmarks of this estate's vineyards. It's 65% Grenache and 35% Syrah, aged in three-year-old Burgundy barrels.

The 2009 Seguret Grande Reserve is stunning. Dense ruby/purple, with viscous, glycerin-imbued flavors of roasted herbs, pepper, and oodles of black cherry liqueur, this wine is full-bodied, opulent and generously endowed. Quite a beauty, it should continue to drink well for 7-8 years, although there’s no reason to defer your gratification. In just over a decade, this family-owned estate has become not only a top producer in the southern Rhone, but also a reference point for what’s possible in the picturesque and touristy hilltop village of Seguret. Now, under a negociant label called Mourchon, they have added a cuvee of Chateauneuf du Pape, which follows the Cotes du Rhone reviews. Readers have to be careful, since it’s not easy to distinguish between the two cuvees of Family Reserve 2009. One has a back label that says “Grenache,” and is undoubtedly the smaller cuvee, as it comes from very old vines and production was only 2,000 bottles.Various American importers, including Dionysus Imports, Houston, TX; tel. (713) 822-8007, Cynthia Hurley, West Newton, MA; tel. (617) 965-4251, Wine Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA; tel. (323) 724-1700; and Ventoux Wines, Chicago, IL; tel. (847) 881-2699