2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Centenaire

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Châteauneuf Du Pape

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Rhone Blend

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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One of the most dependable producers of elegant Chateauneuf du Pape showed me some of the most seductive wines of my November tour of the Rhone Valley. According to Andre Brunel, "one of the most interesting aspects of 2006 is that the full ripeness was not attained at the expense of freshness." Brunel recently purchased a 40-hectare vineyard in the top Cotes du Rhone village of Travaillon, dramatically increasing his overall holdings and affording him a greater supply of estate grapes for his entry-level wines. I had the opportunity to retaste the 2000, 1999 and 1998 bottlings of Brunel's Chateauneuf classique and was especially impressed by the complexity of the 1999, which offered an array of smoky red fruits, truffle and herbs. The 2000 is still primary, with juicy raspberry and anise flavors, while the 1998 appears to be approaching peak drinkability, offering spicy depth and supple texture. (Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D.C.)

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Andre Brunel emphasized, again, that he is seeking to produce wines of balance and finesse, and he believes that both of the current vintages afforded Chateauneuf a golden opportunity to make some of the most precise wines in years. The 2005 Cuvee Centenaire, he believes, is the greatest example of that bottling ever, and he is especially enthralled by "the fantastic glyceral texture achieved in 2005. "Brunel chose not to make a Cuvee Centenaire in 2004, by the way, "because it's an elegant vintage and those aren't the vintages when I like to make that cuvee. "(Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D. C. )