Xavier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml The pale to medium ruby

The pale to medium ruby colored 2017 Pinot Noir Cerise Vineyard gives up citrus peel

Any project Michel Chapoutier is involved with seems to excel

The most recent example was easily the best of them and given that it was a bottle opened by the domaine it's not really all that surprising

(aged for nine-and-a-half years in American oak barrels and then held in bottle for at least nine years before release) Limpid

Xavier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Size:6x750ml The pale to medium rubyWild blackberry, potpourri, tobacco and dark chocolate aromas. Its full bodied with firm, velvety tannins. Intense and polished with delicious praline layers. Still has plenty of energy and structure. Gorgeous balance. Drink or hold.