Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2019 It has moderate alcohol and

It has moderate alcohol and high acidity

The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has a much simpler bouquet than the 2014 Pape-Clément

Leaning to the orange side of the style range

The 2000 Barolo Bric del Fiasc (magnum) explodes onto the palate with layers of raspberry jam

Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2019 It has moderate alcohol andLurid ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes raspberry liqueur, cherry compote, exotic spices and candied lavender. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering impressively concentrated and sharply delineated flavors of sappy red fruits, succulent herbs, spicecake and candied flowers that spread out steadily on the back half. Densely packed but also lithe in character, finishing with slow building tannins that shape the exuberant red fruit