This is a serious Chateauneuf, with a terrific nose that blasts black pepper, violets, lavender and sweet black...

Intense, high-toned, markedly oaky-vanilla-scented, with fully baked earth and red berry fruit, generous alcohol and...

Palate is a touch restrained with red and black fruit, grilled pork belly, smoked deli meat, syrupy cherry. The wine...

Deep ruby with soft brown on the edges. This wine is like a fresh blueberry exploding in front of your nose. Licorice root and root beer aromas followed by sweet soy sauce (kecap manis). Raisin and ripe strawberry's on the palate with a big hot finish laced with fig and dark cherry. Soft minimal tannins.
Lamb tagine or short ribs. Drink now till 2016.
Tasted April 11'