Charbonniere, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_italy Aux Echézeaux

Aux Echézeaux

Pebbly silex and green clay is probably the most exciting soil for the off-dry style of Huet's Le Mont Chenin Blanc

but site- and vintage-typical suggestions of baked apple and vanilla were clearly in evidence

Spicy and precise on the palate

Charbonniere, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_italy Aux EchézeauxDried red fruits, tobacco, melted licorice and forest floor elements introduce the 2005 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuve Vieilles Vignes. The 2005 shows well today, full bodied and concentrated yet remarkably well balanced by lifting freshness, and built around resolved tannins. Complex and refined, it concludes gracefully with a long, complex finish.