Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv Vintage:2007 there is a welcome retention

there is a welcome retention of primary juiciness

it feels well defined and the oak is nicely embedded into the fruit

A candidate for wine of the vintage

fine-grained frame and bags of freshness

I thought long and hard about this

Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv Vintage:2007 there is a welcome retentionThe first vintage for the cuvee, the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a blockbuster thats up with the top two to three wines of the vintage. Giving up terrific notes of blackberries, currants, bouquet garni, licorice and a kiss of barrique, this beauty is full bodied, has stunning purity of fruit, sweet tannin, and an overall elegant feel that belies its underlying concentration and density. Made from 50% Grenache, 40% Mourvdre and 10%