Denis Bachelet, Charmes Chambertin Vv other_regions_italy the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape

the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Réservée is a classic

aged in two-thirds foudre and one-third demi-muids and drawn exclusively from sandy sites

Both the 2010 and the 2009 continue to blow me away every time I taste them

as they seem to be selling the new vintages very fast and they even sell part of their wines en primeur

with remarkable polish and class to burn

Denis Bachelet, Charmes Chambertin Vv other_regions_italy the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape(from a . 44 ha parcel of 90+ year old vines situated directly across from Chambertin; the yields are so low and the vines so exposed that Bachelet says that he always harvests this parcel first). A very ripe plum and floral nose also reflects notes of warm earth and minerality that slides into very fresh, rich, round and forward medium plus weight flavors that are quite generous, even fleshy yet there is good delineation on the serious, delicious,