Pierre Ponnelle Châteauneuf-du-Pape

From an amazing looking half bottle at Bern's, this wine had a red center and light red/orange rims. The medium intensity nose of cherries, prunes, plums and brown spices was very interesting. However, being picky, it was a bit overripe. Not surprisingly, this was quite light and watery in the mouth at the start. However, it developed well. It was less overripe in the mouth than the nose and appeared to be grenache oriented. It had moderate rounded tannin and …