Tasted out of bottle, the 2016 Châteauneuf Du Pape is brilliant, and certainly one of the finest wines produced from this terrific estate. Loaded with notions of blue fruits, violets, incense, and ground pepper, it hits...
Tasted out of bottle, the 2016 Châteauneuf Du Pape is brilliant, and certainly one of the finest wines produced from this terrific estate. Loaded with notions of blue fruits, violets, incense, and ground pepper, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, ultra-fine tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. Based largely on old vine Grenache from the northern part of the appellation, brought up all in tank, it tastes like the essence of Provence and is a sensational bottle of wine. It can be drunk today or cellared for two decades.