Xavier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml (aged for nine-and-a-half years in

(aged for nine-and-a-half years in American oak barrels and then held in bottle for at least nine years before release) Limpid

Any project Michel Chapoutier is involved with seems to excel

bay leaf and sage to smoke and grilled beef and from blueberries and blackberries to plums laced with spice

It has the ashy/volcanic/pumice mouthfeel and very fine

all raised in 100% new American oak for 22 months and blended just prior to bottling

Xavier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml (aged for nine-and-a-half years inWild blackberry, potpourri, tobacco and dark chocolate aromas. Its full bodied with firm, velvety tannins. Intense and polished with delicious praline layers. Still has plenty of energy and structure. Gorgeous balance. Drink or hold.