Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale other_regions_australia An exceptionally fresh and cool

An exceptionally fresh and cool nose of red raspberry

The Riserva spent 42 months in Slavonian and Austrian oak casks

This is already good and is potentially excellent

textured and sappy finish that is impressively concentrated and wonderfully long

300 bottles were filled in August 2020

Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale other_regions_australia An exceptionally fresh and cool(100% grenache from La Crau) Opaque ruby. Highly perfumed bouquet of red and dark berry preserves, flowers, fruit pit and sassafras. Sweet, palate staining black raspberry and mulberry flavors are framed by velvety tannins and become spicier and more energetic on the back end. Big and gripping but surprisingly graceful wine with very good finishing lift and precision. This saw no new oak. Josh Raynolds