Chapoutier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Croix Bois Vintage:2006 This is very good for

This is very good for its level though I would observe that it’s definitely a creature of its vintage

the wine will require a bit of patience

5 hectares of the 20-hectare single vineyard

though this specific bottle seemed a little more evolved compared to other bottles of this wine I have tried recently

Drinking at point

Chapoutier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Croix Bois Vintage:2006 This is very good forVery pure and driven, with a great beam of macerated red currant fruit laced with licorice, raspberry, bittersweet cocoa and incense notes that extend through the long, mouthwatering finish. Very rich, but offers admirable precision. Drink now through 2022. 861 cases made. JM