Pierre Henri Morel, Chateauneuf du Pape Lieu Dit Pignan Vintage:2015 violet pastille and spicecake flavors

violet pastille and spicecake flavors that become livelier as the wine opens up

Dense and powerful in the glass

In addition to his whites

salivating acidity and piercing tannins that need time to soften

Pierre Henri Morel, Chateauneuf du Pape Lieu Dit Pignan Vintage:2015 violet pastille and spicecake flavorsThe 100% Grenache 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Lieu Dit Pignan comes from a site renowned for its sandy soils and is matured in used 600 liter demi muids. It reveals a beguiling nose of baking spices, dusty earth, garrigue and red raspberries. This full bodied, plush wine is also amazingly fresh, with almost painful concentration and intensity that powers through the mocha and caramel tinged finish. Ideally, give it a few years in the cellar and drink it