Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2005 sweet soil tones and pencil

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There is a lovely sense of energy to the notably rich and tension- filled larger-scaled flavors that possess very good mid-palate volume before concluding in a lingering if mildly warm finale

The mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is a bit sleeker as well with an overt muscularity to the prominently tannic

This delivers very good length though there is a touch of youthful austerity present that will require a few years of bottle age to dissipate

offering flavors that range from strawberry and cherry to wild herbs

Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2005 sweet soil tones and pencilOpaque ruby. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cherry cola, minerals and incense. Precise and vibrant, with terrific cut to its intense flavors of bitter cherry and dark fruit preserves and licorice. Still youthfully tight and bound up but gains flesh and sweetness with air. Shows very good clarity and energy, finishing smooth, sappy and long. Josh Raynolds