Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2010 This too should be excellent

This too should be excellent in time and note that it’s definitely going to require extended cellaring before it arrives at its apogee

The 2018 Red Wine EE Tench Vineyard is even better in bottle than it was in barrel

(from a tiny parcel of only

I suspect much of that has to do with the mid-weight structure of the wine itself

Grand Veneur, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2010 This too should be excellentOpaque ruby. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cherry cola, minerals and incense. Precise and vibrant, with terrific cut to its intense flavors of bitter cherry and dark fruit preserves and licorice. Still youthfully tight and bound up but gains flesh and sweetness with air. Shows very good clarity and energy, finishing smooth, sappy and long. Josh Raynolds