P. Usseglio "Cuvee de Mon Aieul" Chateauneuf du Pape 1999

Deep red.

Spice, garrigue, dried herbs, grilled meat, iron/blood, and cherry jam nose.

Intense and non-fat in the mouth. Spicy cherry jam, a bit of tomato and herb flavors. Linear in a way that brings Barolo to mind. A bit of flesh appears with air. Acid/tannin synergy coats the side teeth.

Opened yesterday. Not appealing at all then, with Brett character dominating. Much better today.


$55 on release