Guigal, Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2000

Red, evolved rim.

Vinturi - grilled herbs, nut sauce, spicy ketchup, earth nose. Interesting.

Round, mouth-filling, with a nice edge of acidity framing everything. Seamless and unforced. Grilled/smoky herb character repeats strongly. Stems? Deep and plush spicy ketchup flavors too. As with almost every "basic" appellation bottling from Guigal, this is textbook stuff. Modern, suave winemaking, but no noticeable new oak. And cheap for what you get.

$30?