2005 Milliere - Chateauneuf du Pape (Vieilles Vignes) Rhone Blend - France - Southern Rhone - Chateauneuf du Pape - Red

Tad too dry, missing some of the fruit and sweetness

Meets expectations of vintage.

Look out Rhone-aholics, there?s another lights out value to keep a keen eye out for in 2005 Chateauneuf and it comes in a Vieilles Vignes package from la Milliere. This young red is composed of 60 plus percent Grenache, with Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault rounding out the cuvee. The deep, but transparent ruby color foreshadows an enticing perfume of licorice, violet, dark cherry, mesquite spices, grilled steak and imbedded Provencal herb notes. While the wine begins slowly, this model of restraint slowly unfolds to gain intensity and depth in the palate, exhibiting a savory, supple profile that easily tames this 2005?s muscular backbone. The wine fleshed out beautifully over the course of the evening and should continue to blossom over the next 15 years. This is a fantastic young Chateauneuf