Spicy
192. Domaine de Berthet-Rayne, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2001
Tasted and purchased from a stall in Chateauneuf, during their Fête de la Véraison in Summer 2004. Lived up to my expectations 8 months …
38. M. Chapoutier, Côtes-du-Rhône Belleruche, 1999
Black pepper – a lot. Quite gum-dry, suggesting relatively high tannin levels. Should age OK for a year-or-two. Another fine Belleruche from Chapoutier. Black …
31. M. Chapoutier, Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers, 1995
I bought this in summer 1997 at the Chapoutier Cave, with the intentions of keeping it until the Millenium (it was a bit tough …