Eddie Feraud, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_italy Then very mellow

Then very mellow

Gentle grip

Sweet fruit and leather accents return on the finish

This is much more deeply pitched and pungently earth with its array of very fresh red and dark berries that carry whiffs of earth and the sauvage

-like sweetness

Eddie Feraud, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_italy Then very mellowThe 2017 Chteauneuf Du Pape checks in 85% Grenache, 10% Mourvdre, and the balance a mix of varieties, all of which spent 18 months in foudre. Beautiful notes of blackcurrants, blueberries, violets, ground pepper, and sappy garrigue like nuances all emerge from this medium to full bodied effort that has outstanding purity of fruit, polished, ripe tannins, and a great finish. You could do much worse than to have a case of this in the cellar.