Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Size:6x750ml This utterly delicious yet serious

This utterly delicious yet serious effort is highly recommended

supple and round middle weight flavors are surprisingly forward compared to how this wine is typically structured

The 2005 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape blanc

Made of 55% Cariñena and 45% Garnacha from old vines on slopes on slate llicorella soils

The vineyard is really high and surrounded by impressive dry stone walls and constructions

Chandon de Briailles, Corton Clos Roi Size:6x750ml This utterly delicious yet serious(this has the highest average vine age of these grands crus at 40+ years of age). This is classic Clos du Roi with the hallmark intense sauvage character that suffuses this wine from head to toe. The ripe nose of red and dark berry fruit is abundantly laced with earth and floral scents. The muscular, round and impressively scaled flavors possess excellent richness as well as plenty of wonderful tension before terminating in an explosive mineral