Bitouzet Prieur, Meursault Perrieres Blanc other_regions The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape

The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin is all Grenache

offering sweet black raspberry and floral pastille flavors braced by smoky minerality

this sexy Rioja has a fine track record for aging

Whiffs of mineral reduction and matchstick are present on the cool and airy aromas of pear and acacia blossom

This too displays an unbelievably seductive nose of vanilla

Bitouzet Prieur, Meursault Perrieres Blanc other_regions The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape(from 30+ year old vines). Once again there is a plethora of floral influences to the lemon lime, mineral reduction and passion fruit scents. The intense, overtly stony and penetrating middle weight flavors display first rate persistence on the very firm finale. This is already lovely and if it develops better depth with time in bottle it could well achieve the upper end of my projected range. In sum, this is a classic Perrires.