Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee, Rhone, France 2012 500ml Domaine Eleni et Edouard Vocoret interwoven with an ever-present stony

interwoven with an ever-present stony minerality

Such freshness and weightlessness to it

Very Barolo-like in structure

it's already dangerously good or even too good to cause patience

clove spice and apple mint breaks down your defenses

Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reservee, Rhone, France 2012 500ml Domaine Eleni et Edouard Vocoret interwoven with an ever-present stonyOne of my favorite wines, the 2012 Chteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Rserve is a classic. Beautiful on the nose, with notions of ground pepper, wild herbs, minerality and smoked plum and dark fruit, its medium to full bodied, nicely concentrated and has plenty of tannin that comes through on the finish. 94 Pts Wine Advocate