Ardhuy Cabotte, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_australia focused and impressively persistent finale

focused and impressively persistent finale

Give it another 3-4 years in the cellar

rich and velvety

earthy and mildly sauvage-tinged nose offers up notes of both red and dark cherry with an interesting smoky hint

Ardhuy Cabotte, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_australia focused and impressively persistent finaleDrawn from the lieux dits of Chapouin and Palestor, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is mainly Grenache planted in 1929 and 1936, with small amounts of Mourvdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Vaccarese, Grenache Blanc and Clairette. One third is aged in older barrels, with the rest in stainless steel tanks, allowing for ample purity, with hints of green herbs (stems?) against a backdrop of black cherries and red raspberries. Full bodied,