Clos de L'Oratoire des Papes, Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005

Red/purple.

Subdued nose shows garrigue, clay and deep red and black fruit.

Round, spicy, garrigue-laden entry that runs the whole table. No let up, start to finish. Very good depth of fruit/spice that is brought into sharper focus by teeth-coating, reasonably finely-grained tannin in the finish. It will be interesting to see how this ages.

Day 3 - More spicy lift on the nose today, even some menthol. Very round, and lively, now, with structure hitting later. This is seriously good action, and likely to drink well for many years.


$45?