Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia mineral-laden red fruit

mineral-laden red fruit

Denis is more structured than a Clos de la Roche (when made by the same winemaker) but that is the case here

Fruit essences and mineral salts animate the rich yet delicate palate

500 cases made

Raymond Usseglio, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia mineral-laden red fruitRuby red. Aroma of red fruit liqueur. Sweet and nicely concentrated, with good volume but only modest nuance. Shows good freshness and fruit, but finishes with some youthfully tough tannins. Seems distinctly cleaner than a bottle of the '98 I tasted last year. However, my sample of the '99 Cuvee Imperiale was plagued by a raw wood quality that dried its finish. Stephen Tanzer