Clos Saint Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Sweetish fruit with aged, earthy notes. Fairly rich and sweeter than the VT we drank with it. Enjoyed it, and this should cruise along at this level for a while, I think.

Leather, earth, smoke and violets on the nose. Palate is savoury with good acid and length. Not super deep but a good representation of the region. Drink over the next couple of years.

Strikingly light crimson. Opened sweetly fruited but with savoury notes dominant, leather and herbs. Nicely balanced, velvet tannins. Over a couple of hours the fruit receded and a slighty bitter medicinal edge arrived.

Fantastic value! Bought a couple of these from Costco of all places. Great balanced, smokey fruit with herbal tones. Will get more.

Started out quite rough and tannic but slowly opened into savoury, brambly fruit, leather and dry tinder underpinned by some herbiness. With more time the fruit was superseded by biscuity notes and the tannins became more velvet. having said that there is something that interferes with the finish - an almost burnt/smoke note that I'm not sure I like.

I was surprised from the freshness of this wine, still after 10 years he has a wonderful falvour of chocolate and tobacco. Unfortunately, the nose promises more then the taste afterwards shows. Quite short finish.

Chateauneuf du Pape tasting at Hi-Time (Hi-Time Wine Cellar) : Reddish brown in color. Very peppery, slightly candied nose. On the palate, lots of pepper, which slightly overpowers the fruit notes. Candied element remains on the palate. Smooth, short finish. Nice drinking, but a notch below the rest of the wines in the tasting so far.