Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2005 sweet soil tones and pencil

sweet soil tones and pencil shavings

game and floral hints

it's medium to full-bodied

It has aromas of dried pears

This delivers very good length though there is a touch of youthful austerity present that will require a few years of bottle age to dissipate

Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2005 sweet soil tones and pencilOpaque ruby. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cherry cola, minerals and incense. Precise and vibrant, with terrific cut to its intense flavors of bitter cherry and dark fruit preserves and licorice. Still youthfully tight and bound up but gains flesh and sweetness with air. Shows very good clarity and energy, finishing smooth, sappy and long. Josh Raynolds