Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale Vintage:2009 well-balanced and beautifully persistent finish

well-balanced and beautifully persistent finish

Compared to other examples I have enjoyed

(87-89)/2020+

Riper aromas include those of rosemary oil

And despite the succulent mid-palate

Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale Vintage:2009 well-balanced and beautifully persistent finish(100% grenache from La Crau) Opaque ruby. Highly perfumed bouquet of red and dark berry preserves, flowers, fruit pit and sassafras. Sweet, palate staining black raspberry and mulberry flavors are framed by velvety tannins and become spicier and more energetic on the back end. Big and gripping but surprisingly graceful wine with very good finishing lift and precision. This saw no new oak. Josh Raynolds