Notes:

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Feb 2004
The deep ruby/purple-colored 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape reveals Grenache’s powerful side in its intense kirsch, licorice, peppery aromatics. An opulent attack is followed by a multilayered, full-bodied mid-palate along with considerable structure and headiness in the finish. This is a large-scaled, but impeccably well-balanced Chateauneuf to drink between 2005-2016. One of the appellation’s young, dynamic revolutionaries, Jean-Marc Diffonty, has produced his finest Chateauneuf du Papes to date. 91 points

Wine Spectator, Sept 2003
Beautiful. Rich, ripe, and generous, this abundant, full-bodied wine will fill your palate with joy, delivering elegance and class as well as lots of plum, mineral, some smoke and a stony character. Long finish. Fabulous. 92 points

(Label is from Reserve Sixtine bottling.)