Also with a decidedly modern flare, yet with additional fruit and depth, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Cadiac is a blend of equal parts Grenache and Mourvedre. Offering up solid notes of vanilla-laced blackberry, cedar plank, spice-box and licorice, this medium to full-bodied, balanced effort has excellent mid-palate depth and a good finish. While I could do without some of the overriding oak overtones here, this is nicely done in the style. Drink now-2021. These solid efforts come from the northern part of the appellation and, aside from their traditionally styled base cuvee (which is very good), show varying degrees of oak and relatively modern characters. The slightly richer and more concentrated 2012s seemed to handle this elevage more successfully than the more up-front 2011s. Nevertheless, these are all solid, well made efforts. In addition to the wines reviewed here, they also produce a 100% Grenache bottling called the Elixir des Papes. Importers: Elite Wine Import Co., Lorton, VA; tel. (703) 339-8150; Eagle Eye Imports, Bloomfield Hills, MI; tel. 734-467-7088; Casa Bruno LLC, Portland, OR; tel. (503) 235-7429 and Blue Coast International, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1753, New York, New York 10165,Tel: (212) 867-0073 www.berthet-rayne.fr