Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale other_regions Ample and beautifully resonant on

Ample and beautifully resonant on the palate

Generous if not actually dominant wood influence is present on the red and dark currant

and it finishes very long and nuanced

Just very slightly austere

Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale other_regions Ample and beautifully resonant on(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