Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml 91 points Vinous Media

91 points Vinous Media

with its enormous tannin and density

Best from 2003 through 2012

peach and apple flavors

Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml 91 points Vinous MediaShowing fabulously well, and better than I predicted, the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Origines is one of the vintages great successes, and still very reasonably priced for a wine of such quality. Dense saturated ruby purple in color, it offers up a nose of melted licorice, roasted meat, tar, graphite, and oodles of blackberry and sweet cherry fruit. Quite full bodied, with good acidity, moderate tannins, and a multi dimensional mouthfeel, the wine