2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des 2 Frères

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Châteauneuf Du Pape

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Rhone Blend

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Thierry Usseglio told me that 2006 was not a "smooth" vintage. "It was very hot-too hot-in July but things got better and better toward the end," he explained. "August was great: nice and cool at night. It was a vintage where careful elevage was necessary to preserve the freshness of the wines." The 2005 growing season, on the other hand, "was a breeze, great from the beginning and straight through the harvest-a natural. There is more structure than in 2006, but '06 has good structure too, and more finesse." He advises holding off on his 2005s and digging into the 2006s first, but adds that, for the Deux Freres, "you must always wait at least ten years."

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Thierry Usseglio told me that he likes to serve the biggest wines as aperitifs, "to really appreciate them before you move on to real wine with the meal. "He also advises that collectors hold their 2004s while enjoying their 2005s for their sweet fruit. "Incidentally, Usseglio is experimenting with a new cask that holds 320 liters and, he believes, imparts less overt oak character to the wine. As I noted last year, there was no Reserve des Deux Freres in 2004, perhaps to the benefit of the estate's other two cuvees.