It gives up lots of strawberry
An impressive Chapelle with more size and weight than usual yet the extra muscle does not compromise the balance or elegance
The light-bodied palate offers an excellent balance of fragrant
Tasted at the Brane-Cantenac vertical at the château
It has a potent honeyed
Eddie Feraud, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2016 It gives up lots ofThe 2017 Chteauneuf Du Pape checks in 85% Grenache, 10% Mourvdre, and the balance a mix of varieties, all of which spent 18 months in foudre. Beautiful notes of blackcurrants, blueberries, violets, ground pepper, and sappy garrigue like nuances all emerge from this medium to full bodied effort that has outstanding purity of fruit, polished, ripe tannins, and a great finish. You could do much worse than to have a case of this in the cellar.