
90POINTS
16½/20







Jean-Luc Colombo Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Bartavelles 2005
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FrancePeppery, spicy, meaty, smoky, barnyard, tobacco, dried cherry, vanilla, rooty, savoury nose. Dry, round, elegant, slightly tannic palate with good finesse. Spicy, tobacco, chocolate, black cherry, licorice root, mineral, cola, meaty, Oxo flavours. Good forward style for current consumption.Tasted: 12 December 2008Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $57.95 | 750ml | speculative - Tandem Wine |
Blend: Grenache - Shiraz - MourvèdreCSPC: 307835UPC: 3760026100029