Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve other_regions Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland

Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland

violet and discreet earth nuances

As has been the case for a number of years now

with notions of ground pepper

Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve other_regions Alain Raynaud and Michel RollandDeep 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.