Lucien & Andre Brunel, Les Cailloux Cuvee Centenaire Brut Zero Otherwise there is fine freshness

Otherwise there is fine freshness to the big-bodied and muscular flavors that are at once rich and quite serious

The caressing and seductive medium-bodied flavors possess a lovely texture that carries over to the punchy and solidly persistent finish where the only nit is a similar touch of warmth

Here the sense of delicacy is nearly weightless

planted in 1927 and 1930 on limestone-rich soils

Lucien & Andre Brunel, Les Cailloux Cuvee Centenaire Brut Zero Otherwise there is fine freshnessWhile bricking in hue, the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Centenaire retains some attractive black cherry fruit, joined by notes of caramel and licorice. Full bodied, richly concentrated and textured, it finishes long and nuanced. Drink it over the next several years.