Charbonniere, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv Vintage:2012 My visit to these historic

My visit to these historic cellars earlier in the year was an eye-opening experience

it's a rich

It boasts gorgeous inner sweetness

it opens with flinty reduction that gives way to cranberry

dark red berries

Charbonniere, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv Vintage:2012 My visit to these historicDried red fruits, tobacco, melted licorice and forest floor elements introduce the 2005 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuve Vieilles Vignes. The 2005 shows well today, full bodied and concentrated yet remarkably well balanced by lifting freshness, and built around resolved tannins. Complex and refined, it concludes gracefully with a long, complex finish.