Andre Brunel, Chateauneuf du Pape Cailloux Rouge Vintage:2007 pixelated tannins and seamless freshness

pixelated tannins and seamless freshness

There is outstanding delineation and intensity to the refined and pure medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by deceptively pliant tannins on the saline-inflected finish that seems to be constructed from liquid stone

iron and licorice

These conditions worked for Merlot and Cabernet Franc

the latter of which really comes up on the super-saline finish that is explosively long

Andre Brunel, Chateauneuf du Pape Cailloux Rouge Vintage:2007 pixelated tannins and seamless freshnessThe 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blockbuster. Deep ruby colored and a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre and the rest other permitted varieties, it offers up a big, sweet bouquet of kirsch, blackberries, ground herbs, pepper and licorice. Full bodied, textured and layered, it has terrific fruit intensity, no hard edges and a great finish. Drink this hedonistic beauty anytime over the coming decade or more.