2015 Chapelle Saint Theodoric Chateauneuf-du-Pape Le Grand Pin, Rhone, France (750ml) 2019 The balance between fine tannin

The balance between fine tannin

with plush

The core and rim of the wine is dark purple

as it takes eight days to pick the whole domaine

The mouthfeel shows intensity and power

2015 Chapelle Saint Theodoric Chateauneuf-du-Pape Le Grand Pin, Rhone, France (750ml) 2019 The balance between fine tanninTASTING NOTES: These Grenache vines in the Rayas lieu dit are only 35 years old, but the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Grand Pin was singing in full voice when I tried a prebottling sample. Lovely floral and garrigue notes accent the ripest cherries on the nose, while the palate is remarkably airy and delicate with a nearly endless, silky finish. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 pts WINEMAKER'S NOTES: Traditional whole cluster vinification, indigenous