Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale other_regions_italy taut and linear with satisfying

taut and linear with satisfying freshness and poise on the finish

” As a bonus

(89-92)/2023+

the 2020 Prälat Auslese is carried by acidity that comes onto the palate like a laser to cut this rich and concentrated Riesling into very thin slices

delicious and attractively clean finale

Tardieu-Laurent, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Speciale other_regions_italy taut and linear with satisfying(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