Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2010 pralines and freshly baked bread

pralines and freshly baked bread

A gorgeous and ultra-elegant nose features violets

Moderate wood influence can be found on the super-fresh and bright essence of red berry fruit

There is very good volume to the delicious and energetic middle weight flavors that retain good detail on the saline and youthfully austere finish that is presently a bit tough

Doesn't have the depth of the best vintages here but this broad

Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2010 pralines and freshly baked breadOpaque ruby. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cherry cola, minerals and incense. Precise and vibrant, with terrific cut to its intense flavors of bitter cherry and dark fruit preserves and licorice. Still youthfully tight and bound up but gains flesh and sweetness with air. Shows very good clarity and energy, finishing smooth, sappy and long. Josh Raynolds