Michel Gros, Vosne Romanee Reas other_regions_italy the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape

the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Etienne Gonnet comes mostly from the La Crau lieu-dit and was aged 18 months in 1-year-old barrels

fleshy palate with gentle

blackcurrant – dense but not massive expressiveness

the tannins are a bit rustic

Personally

Michel Gros, Vosne Romanee Reas other_regions_italy the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape(a 2. 12 ha monopole with vines averaging 35 years of age and aged in 50% new wood). This is also quite spicy if perhaps not quite as elegant as that of the Brles though there is just as much depth. There is excellent punch and detail to the middle weight flavors that are less muscular but even more harmonious with the same fine depth and length. This is worth checking out. (91 93) 2021+