Domaine, du Banneret

Domaine, du BanneretThe 2021 Chteauneuf Du Pape Le Secret Blanc is lightly hued, with a fresh, perfumed bouquet of melon, honeyed pineapple, and white flowers as well as a medium bodied, balanced, and incredibly elegant style on the palate. Its a beautiful white readers should take note of.

the 2017 Deconstructed Syrah Lake District Cartref SH9c is red-fruited with hints of potpourri and white spice

So many things going on that it makes you slow down to try to enjoy all this complexity

Here too the more expressive nose is cool and airy with its spicy combination of red cherry

serious and compact finish

Once again there is superb mid-palate density to the opulent yet exceptionally serious and imposingly-scaled flavors that are shaped by a firm core of robust tannins on the hugely long yet impeccably well-balanced finish where the wood resurfaces and it’s not subtle

There is both good power and mid-palate concentration to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that deliver fine length on the lingering and caressing if slightly firmer finish where a touch of wood surfaces

The profound 1999 Acininobili was fashioned from the same blend as the Torcolato

This will need to develop better depth to merit the upper end of my projected range

All but invisible wood sets off the very ripe nose of spiced plum and black raspberry along with hints of violet

full and sweet broad-scaled flavors possessing serious amounts of dry extract on the palate drenching and hugely long finish imbued with bitter chocolate hints

85% Tempranillo

but it really requires drinking much sooner than later