Ardhuy Cabotte, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv Size:6x750ml This is almost always the

This is almost always the best 1er in the range and so it is again in 2017 with its restrained and ultra-fresh nose of citrus

There is excellent volume and an intense minerality present on the broad-shouldered and extract-rich flavors that display a dusty mouth feel on the impressively long and deep finish

espresso and dried blood tincturing the fruit on the finish

verging from red into black cherry

while the density of the fruit is similar

Ardhuy Cabotte, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv Size:6x750ml This is almost always theDrawn from the lieux dits of Chapouin and Palestor, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is mainly Grenache planted in 1929 and 1936, with small amounts of Mourvdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Vaccarese, Grenache Blanc and Clairette. One third is aged in older barrels, with the rest in stainless steel tanks, allowing for ample purity, with hints of green herbs (stems?) against a backdrop of black cherries and red raspberries. Full bodied,