Chateau, Mont-Redon other_regions_australia There is again fine richness

There is again fine richness and density to the solidly powerful flavors that terminate in a bone-dry bitter lemon rind-tinged finale

(91-93)/2019+

Pierre Lurton and technical director Pierre-Olivier Clouet told me that the final blend is 72% merlot and 28% cabernet franc (it was 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc during the Primeurs)

offering intense black raspberry and lavender pastille flavors that put on weight with air

Showy and beautiful

Chateau, Mont-Redon other_regions_australia There is again fine richnessThe inaugural 2016 Chteauneuf du Pape Le Plateau de Mont Redon develops in the glass with intense tobacco, dried red fruits, forest floor and sandalwood. Full bodied, round and expansive, the 2016 concludes with a long and nuanced finish. Were it not for a slight trace of alcohol heat, Id score it even higher.