Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml some of the more recent

some of the more recent vintages such as 2005

but its potential seems clear at this stage

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

albeit lighter than normal Fonseca

Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml some of the more recentShowing 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