Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml Published: Dec 27

Published: Dec 27

The 2006 Reserva was sourced from vines over 50 years of age raised in French oak for 20 months

with its enormous tannin and density

but its potential seems clear at this stage

Best from 2003 through 2012

Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml Published: Dec 27Showing 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