Pierre Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Deux Freres other_regions If you you have the

If you you have the money

I spent several hours with Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon tasting through a wide range of 2009s vins claires

backward and firmly structured effort will need at least 6 to 8 years to add flesh and complexity and will likely require fully 15+ years to reveal its full potential

spice-tinged dark berries and pungent flowers are sharpened by sneaky mineral and spice flourishes

Denis is more structured than a Clos de la Roche (when made by the same winemaker) but that is the case here

Pierre Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Deux Freres other_regions If you you have theMy last bottle from the case, and as it so often happens, this was showing really strong. Fully mature, with an exotic, concentrated, kirsch filled blast of fruit, the jam, garrigue, spice and underbrush side also came out nicely. This is not a wine I'd hold for further aging, but it has been a fun ride since release.