Pegau, Chateauneuf Du Pape Capo

Pegau, Chateauneuf Du Pape CapoComprised of roughly 85% Grenache and the rest Syrah and other permitted varieties, aged all in foudre, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo is sheer perfection in a glass. Wine doesn t get any better. Incredibly rich and concentrated, yet ethereal and even graceful, it boasts off the hook aromas of blackberry, licorice, spice box, smoked meats and underbrush that continue to change and develop in the glass. Massive and decadent on the palate,

starting with the 2014 Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles

The utterly seductive medium weight flavors possess a silky mouth feel and superb balance which in much the same fashion as the Beaux Monts is enhanced by the very fine grained tannins before culminating in an explosive

the 2000 is quite enjoyable tonight

Giovanni Manetti says that 2011 resulted in some dried berries on the clusters that had to be removed by hand on the sorting table

The powerful and sleekly muscular flavors are quite firm yet there is a certain generosity that renders the mouth feel somewhat finer than that of the Clos de la Roche on the gorgeously persistent finish

It is opaque

I wish there were more wineries setting their sights on this level of quality

With time in the glass hints of sweet roses

(from vines planted in 1955)

silky fruit

of this stunning Riserva

It's undoubtedly rich and full-bodied