Limpid violet. Displays seductively perfumed raspberry preserve, exotic spice and lavender oil qualities on the nose, along with hints of incense and smoky minerals. Juicy, seamless and energetic on the palate, offering intense red berry liqueur, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors that show outstanding clarity and spicy cut. Fine-grained tannins frame a strikingly long, penetrating finish that shows superb red fruit- and mineral-driven persistence. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2019)
Limpid violet. Displays seductively perfumed raspberry preserve, exotic spice and lavender oil qualities on the nose, along with hints of incense and smoky minerals. Juicy, seamless and energetic on the palate, offering intense red berry liqueur, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors that show outstanding clarity and spicy cut. Fine-grained tannins frame a strikingly long, penetrating finish that shows superb red fruit- and mineral-driven persistence. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2019)
Dec 19th, 2019
Bold savory notes on the nose with bell pepper and spices. Tobacco, smoke meat, herbs and spices on the palate. Very powerful.
Bold savory notes on the nose with bell pepper and spices. Tobacco, smoke meat, herbs and spices on the palate. Very powerful.
Jun 1st, 2019
As elegant and feminine as a CDP can get. Was thrown off at first and could have said a Cotes-de-Beaune. Given the producer though, it all makes sense.
As elegant and feminine as a CDP can get. Was thrown off at first and could have said a Cotes-de-Beaune. Given the producer though, it all makes sense.
1 person found it helpfulDec 10th, 2017
Yum. Crushed granite, flint, exotic spices, earth, flowers, roasted red fruit, compote, ash, herbal, black licorice, green peppercorn and animal. Very complex and showing well but can definitely keep aging. A richer style I suppose but manages grace and complexity to me. The tannins provide a sense of rusticity that cannot be matched outside of S. Rhône that I love
Yum. Crushed granite, flint, exotic spices, earth, flowers, roasted red fruit, compote, ash, herbal, black licorice, green peppercorn and animal. Very complex and showing well but can definitely keep aging. A richer style I suppose but manages grace and complexity to me. The tannins provide a sense of rusticity that cannot be matched outside of S. Rhône that I love
Jul 3rd, 2016
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
