Cros de la Mure, Chateauneuf Du Pape Bois Pointu Vintage:2007 200 cultivated

200 cultivated

leather and spice flavors prevail as this tightens up on the finish

There is fine richness to the solidly concentrated flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the mildly warm finale

Give it another year or two and drink it through 2026

This is quite firmly if deceptively structured as the tannic spine is completely buffered by the abundant sap

Cros de la Mure, Chateauneuf Du Pape Bois Pointu Vintage:2007 200 cultivatedWine broker Charles Blagden is involved in this cuvee, assembled from two small parcels in completely different soils. 40 70 year old vines. No oak. Amazing crimson. Immensely sweet and rich. Made at Cros de la Mre. Very rich and thick. Lots of rich fruit. Forward. Extremely intense and it really does smell like Gigondas! A bargain! Still a bit fizzy, but you can practically hear the cicadas and the call to a siesta. No US importer yet, but Id have