Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Imperiale other_regions_australia A brooding and intensely earthy

A brooding and intensely earthy nose features notes of dark berries

This was a notoriously warm vintage that saw sugar and phenolic ripeness shoot up very quickly at the end of the growing season

suffuse the earthy and softly spicy nose

but it is among the most pleasurable wine in this tasting

Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape Imperiale other_regions_australia A brooding and intensely earthyDark and ripe, with very friendly raspberry ganache, blackberry coulis and melted licorice notes that carry through the broad, fleshy finish. Densely layered and not shy with its fruit driven profile, but there's more than enough graphite edged grip to keep this honest. Should mellow nicely in the cellar. Best from 2014 through 2025. 75 cases imported. JM