Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve other_regions_italy flavorful vintage port and a

flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod

tobacco and brambly flavors

flowers and spices saturate every corner of the palate as this mind-blowing Costa Russi struts its stuff

black truffle and smoke that soar from the glass

Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve other_regions_italy flavorful vintage port and aDeep in color, the nose blasts off with lavender, cherry, spice, pepper and earthy scents. When the wine hits the palate, the wine is deep, rich, concentrated and packed with sweet, silky, black raspberries, cherry and kirsch that remains on your palate and expands in flavor. This bottle was popped and poured. Perhaps, if the wine and I both had more time together, this could hit triple digits. It's truly a stunning example of old vine Grenache.