Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Old school, bit of Brett, pepper, red fruit. Drink over next 5 years

2006

Intense with leather, spice, cloves and saline quality. Could use a few more years

Liquified beef bouillon meets an herbal juicy berry compote. Silky structure, just the right acidity. Very complex and expressive, even my Dad was impressed in hoe much was going on in the aroma and flavor. #pegau

Fresh raspberry, fig, dried lavender, beef jerky. Just showing really, really well right now.

For a derided vintage, this has developed nicely, but maybe quickly. Perfume over funk, solid raspberry fruit in the middle. Drink now, just lovely.

Get past the Brett...then the beauty unfolds

Least favorite of recent vintages, but still a fine wine.

Such a nice wine for the price and vintage, drinking really well right now. Garrigue, pepper, meat, smokey meat in fact with some currant and blackberry.

Drinking well showing dark fruits, garrigue, meat, cedar, leather, olive & spice box.