Domaine de la Charbonniere, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vieilles Vignes 2016

Limpid ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red berries, exotic spices and candied flowers, and garrigue and mineral flourishes expand with aeration. Sweet, seamless and energetic on the palate, offering intense Chambord, cherry cola, spicecake and candied lavender flavors sharpened by a late jolt of white pepper. The mineral quality comes back strong an extremely long, supple finish shaped by velvety, even tannins.

• Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035
• Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
• Review Date: December 2019