Estimate
Very dense for the vintage, with dark plum, currant and boysenberry fruit held together by a core of pure cassis. Black tea, graphite, fruitcake and bittersweet ganache notes chime in on the long, grip-filled finish..
...Still brooding and unyielding on the nose. In the leathery spectrum as though there were quite a bit of Syrah in the blend? in this. Very serious and ambitious special bottling. Well done, Giraud!
...Spicy raspberry and cherry aromas are complicated by mocha, lavender and pungent herbs. Pliant red fruit flavors are deepened by candied licorice and bitter chocolate, with dusty tannins adding shape. The surprisingly energetic finish..
...exhibitis plenty of garrigue, roasted meat, lavender, herb, and spice characteristics. With outstanding power and depth, it is atypically backward and foreboding for a 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape...