Jean Marie Royer, Chateauneuf Du Pape Sables Crau other_regions concentrated and muscular flavors possess

concentrated and muscular flavors possess unusually good refinement in the context of what is typical for the appellation while delivering breathtakingly good persistence on the well-balanced finish

This will need plenty more time in bottle to show its best

(25 to 30% of the blend is from declassified 1ers)

This wine has both elegance and finesse

and apple skin

Jean Marie Royer, Chateauneuf Du Pape Sables Crau other_regions concentrated and muscular flavors possessRipe aromas of blackberry jam, violets, liquorice and strawberry. Some overripe, confit berries, and dried blackcurrant notes. A wine you want to sink your teeth into. Very full bodied, powerful, with sharp acidity. It's concentrated, with dense fruit and muscular, chewy tannins. Crucially though it has a sense of freshness; the alcohol is warming but not hot or spirity. Salinity helps to bring further freshness. When many people feel like drinking