Vinous

• By Josh Raynolds
  January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142 (link)

  (Domaine de Saint Siffrein Chateauneuf du Pape) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  4/30/2008 (link)

  (Dom de St-Siffrein Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Garagiste

• By Jon Rimmerman
  9/25/2009 (link)

  (SIFFREIN CdP rouge) Chateauneuf-du-Pape Dear Friends, This one does not require a story - no spy novels, Dutch woman, pizza intimidation or other - it's all about the wine and subsequent price/value. Chateauneuf-du-Pape brings people out of the woodwork like nothing else so this is one of those offers where I hit the "send" button and run for cover. With that, here goes... This is a great deal. It isn't the 2005 or 2007 but who cares? The 2005 is $30-40 (the 2007 is almost $50) and the 2006 is every bit as good? All of us need something to drink while we wait for our "better" vintages to mature and this is about the best "lesser" CdP I've had in a long time (I'm not so sure this is a lesser wine - I just tasted 10 vintages of Saint Siffrein Chateauneuf-du-Pape and the 2006 was in the top three - if you count back 10 years, that includes 1998 - 2007 so that's a pretty big statement). In a nutshell, the price we have today is for one reason only and it has nothing to do with quality: a single individual has deemed 2007 the greatest vintage in history and that has made the 2006's expendable to most of the western market. Right or wrong, it has presented some of the more bizarre opportunities I've seen in the trade. This is one of them...and it's the current release no less. When I come across a wine like this, it requires no review or write-up. It only requires a few sips and the offer will write itself. Here's the offer: Chateauneuf-du-Pape of this origin does not cost $22+ very often. That's about it: 2006 Domaine Saint-Siffrein Chateauneuf-du-Pape (rouge) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone7597