The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo is a monument to old vine Grenache as well as traditionally made Chateauneuf du Pape. Boasting a natural alcohol of 16%, this wine, which was bottled in spring, 2003 because its fermentation was extremely slow, h...
This wine continues to be backward, but the bouquet is beginning to develop secondary nuances from roasted herbs and sweet cigar tobacco to compost, leathery notes, along with plenty of sweet cherry and black currant fruit. I had somewhat higher hopes for...
Deep red with nose of dried red fruit, tea leaves and earth. Sufficient concentration on palate, cedar and lead pencil aroma, good sweetness and acidity. Tanin mostly resolved and long after taste. Cellar Tracker 92 pts