2006 Crozes Hermitage Caprice de Valentin, Domaine du Murinais

"These superb wines are made by the young and talented Luc and Catherine Tardy from their vineyards located in the southern part of Croze-Hermitage, near Beaumont-Monteux. They had previously sent their grapes to the local co-op until 1998, when they built a new cellar and began to release their own wines. The vines here average from 20-25 years in age all the way up over 70 years in age (which goes into the Vieilles Vignes)."  Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate, Dec 2013