citrus and dried apple

There is both good energy and detail to the medium-bodied flavors that exhibit a touch of wood on the powerful and firmly structured finish

There is good richness and volume to the punchy but not especially elegant flavors that terminate in a lingering finish where a hint of bitter cherry pit character slowly emerges

The wonderfully refined

the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Etienne Gonnet comes mostly from the La Crau lieu-dit and was aged 18 months in 1-year-old barrels

Two Hands, Ares other_regions citrus and dried appleDark purple. A sexy, intensely perfumed bouquet evokes dark berry liqueur, incense, potpourri and cola, with a smoky mineral nuance building as the wine opens in the glass. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering concentrated blueberry, cherry cola and floral pastille flavors and a strong suggestion of spicecake. This utterly palate staining wine comes off as vibrant, even graceful, with silky tannins adding shape and grip to the extremely long