Sorry .... being my usual indecisive self again. Ruling out (unbelievably) the Col de la Colombiere and the Cote de Puget above Lake Annecy, I'd say it has to be one of two climbs I did in Skye and Lochalsh in May this year.
(1) Bealach Udal, Isle of Skye .... climbing up and over towards the Kylerhea to Glenelg Ferry:
Wilderness, tranquillity and sea views. Felt like a real adventure looping onto Skye via the bridge and returning via the ferry. Almost complete solitude. Definitely did it in the right direction. By going anticlockwise I avoided the worst of the gradient both on this climb on Skye and on the Mam Ratagan Pass back on the mainland.
(2) The high road to Dornie from Inverinate:
A perennial favourite of mine. It is easy to miss this road altogether, as it isn't even shown on the AA road atlas. When following the A road along Loch Duich towards Kyle of Lochalsh, turn right directly opposite the sign saying you are leaving Inverinate, and follow the sign for "Carr Brae Viewpoint". There are often wild goats up there, along with a handful of hippy crofters and their livestock. Once had to wait for a line of foraging stripey piglets to cross the road in front of me! In Spring you climb up through bluebell woods and the gorse is in flower. In Autumn heather is everywhere. Other than that you are alone among the ferns with your thoughts. This year I disturbed a golden eagle and had a magnificent, if fleeting, view of it taking flight. This climb is a must every time we stay in Inverinate, being directly opposite the house we stay at, and avoiding about three miles of the busy main road. There are so many superb views over Loch Duich, and when you get near the Dornie end of the road, there is an unrivalled view down over Eilean Donan Castle.