Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Jammy cut balanced and interesting

Lively acidity here, really vertical and postured for wine and age. Beautiful roasted meat/herb tones, succulent spiced plum and fig components, hauntingly savory and alluring.

Plush and rich. Plum and violet. Tobacco and underbrush. Tasty.

Two bottles opened. Both the same… Regal tawny color. Mostly transparent. Fragrant herbal nose. Notes of ripe red fruit, herbs de Provence, dark dry earth and some fragrant flowers. Well balanced in the mouth. This wine is in a perfect spot, drinking today at peak.

Halfway through a case and best btl yet. Integrated. Smooth. Dry-aged beef and charcoal grilled bacon fat. Stewed strawberry infused with aged balsamic. Undergrowth. Flawless. Profound. Heading towards burgundy.

Dark and intense. Spice and dark wood, a little raisiny. Dark plum, underbrush, spice, black pepper.

Aromas wafted from the bottle as soon as it was opened. Sweet exotic red fruits- pomegranate, herbs and spices- cinnamon, balsam- reminiscent of a Mediterranean bazaar. And for all the seductive sweetness, the purity of the fruit and the acid at the core makes this particularly special.

Best consumed in the first several hours of opening when perfume is most intense.

Fully mature and integrated CNDP, it’s heavily spiced, earth-driven, progressed fruit framed by savory elements. Prune, stewed cherry, strawberry confiture, tobacco, leather, forest soil, hung meat, cinnamon, dried herbs.

Nailed the vintage. Showing well today. Got muscle for a good 10 or more. Bravo

Tawny purple color, with a great nose. Notes of plums, herbs, earth and pepper. Great fruit and overall impact in the mouth. In a great drinking window.