Cuvée De Mon Aïeul Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Yowzers. Drinking beautifully, but could've used more time.

Intense plum, well balanced, sweet with nice acidity and some pepper and hot stones at the end. Tannins there but long and smooth finish. Great now and probably a good 5 year window in front of it.

100% grenache. Lots of bite.

Young but showed it has potential

Just not feeling this with everything else on the table.

Drinking well. Still has a long life ahead of it. Would be nice to revisit in 3 years.

Mag

Incredibly elegant after breathing for about an hour.

Wow.
I was caught up in talking, eating, then all of a sudden I realized that this is the best bottle I've had in probably 4 months. I will try to steal my wife's last sip for note taking but I'm not optimistic. After 1.5 hours in glasses, this was sheer perfection.

94+ points

Dried cranberries thyme and black olive on the finish