12 bottles per lot
Details
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Clos des Papes--Vintage 2005
Rhône, Domaine-bottled: Avril
Tasting note: The 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape has a deep ruby/purple colour, identical alcohol to the 2006, and the same pH, but it is a much more tannic wine and the acids seem slightly more elevated, even though the analysis says they are not. A complex nose of resiny pine forest notes intermixed with black raspberry, sweet kirsch, liquorice and lavender jumps from the glass of this deep ruby/purple-coloured wine. Full-bodied, powerful, rich, and tannic, this wine begs for 4-5 years of bottle age and should keep for 25+ years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #173 Oct 2007
12 bottles per lot
Rhône, Domaine-bottled: Avril
Tasting note: The 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape has a deep ruby/purple colour, identical alcohol to the 2006, and the same pH, but it is a much more tannic wine and the acids seem slightly more elevated, even though the analysis says they are not. A complex nose of resiny pine forest notes intermixed with black raspberry, sweet kirsch, liquorice and lavender jumps from the glass of this deep ruby/purple-coloured wine. Full-bodied, powerful, rich, and tannic, this wine begs for 4-5 years of bottle age and should keep for 25+ years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #173 Oct 2007
12 bottles per lot
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