Domaine Grand Veneur Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2019

Deep violet in color. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red/blue fruits, vanilla and candied flowers, along with Moroccan spice and smoky mineral nuances. Sweet and pliant in the mouth, offering assertive Chambord, boysenberry, lavender and spice cake flavors that deepen steadily through the back half.

Plush tannins come in slowly, adding shape to a very long, blue-fruit- and floral-dominated finish.