Les Cailloux, Chateauneuf du Pape 2003

Red.

Grilled meat, sulphide action - this seems whacked/atypical.

Better in the mouth - cherry jam and spice. Round and packed, but hardly complex at this point. Odd bottle?

Day 2 - Never mind. Charcoal/truffle, meat and cherry jam on the nose. Hint of garrigue. Really round and plush, with rich cherry jam and spice flavors. Slightly chewy, but great mid-palate flesh. This reminds me a bit of Amarone. Late note of strawberry jam. Probably the best vintage I've had of this stuff. Loaded.

$30