Pegau, Chateauneuf Du Pape Laurence other_regions_italy Put this bottle aside in

Put this bottle aside in your cellar for the decades to come

black raspberries

with slightly bitter tannins and impressive persistence

Barolo Tre Tine shows silky but firm tannins and balanced acidity

My impression is that the Costa Russi and Conteisa are the most likely of these 2007s to offer the widest drinking windows throughout their lives with a minimum of cellaring

Pegau, Chateauneuf Du Pape Laurence other_regions_italy Put this bottle aside inBrilliant ruby. A wild, highly perfumed bouquet evokes candied dark berries, smoky minerals and licorice, with a sexy floral note emerging with air. Sappy, penetrating and sweet on the palate, offering intense black raspberry and lavender pastille flavors that put on weight with air. Shows surprising vivacity for a hot year wine and finishes spicy, focused and very long, leaving a note of spicecake behind. Josh Raynolds