Lucien & Andre Brunel, Les Cailloux Cuvee Centenaire Brut Zero Here the sense of delicacy

Here the sense of delicacy is nearly weightless

This is also notably ripe with a pungent and highly expressive nose of cassis

Generous wood fights somewhat with the more floral-suffused aromas of various dark berries

Keller essayed no separate bottling from this site’s young vines as there had been from 2009

There is a lot of gas present that undoubtedly contributes to the dryness and this is frankly hard to read

Lucien & Andre Brunel, Les Cailloux Cuvee Centenaire Brut Zero Here the sense of delicacyWhile 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.