Rotem & Mounir Saouma, Chateauneuf Du Pape Arioso Vintage:2015 (from vines that face due

(from vines that face due east)

damson plum and cherry fruit lined with plum pit

and a second year in French oak barrels

mocha and spices all flesh out in this exuberant wine

The flavors are more compact as well though the dense but fine-grained tannins are wellbuffered and this will probably age along roughly the same curve as that of its stable mate

Rotem & Mounir Saouma, Chateauneuf Du Pape Arioso Vintage:2015 (from vines that face due(aged for three years before bottling), Vivid ruby. Intense aromas of black raspberry, minerals, dried flowers and cola. Very dense and velvety in texture, with excellent depth to its red and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors. Stains the palate and shows real power on the long, spicy finish, leaving behind notes of star anise, smoky minerals and lavender. Josh Raynolds