Domaine Giraud Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France 2019 Saint-Jacques yet with thoroughly enjoyable raspberry

yet with thoroughly enjoyable raspberry and blackcurrant leaf tinged with cedar

Briny apricot

Revealing a deep purple color as well as a sensational bouquet of crème de cassis

This non-vintage Special Cuvée is an example of a classic Champagne done well

With good balance between black-currant fruits and a sophisticated structure

Domaine Giraud Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France 2019 Saint-Jacques yet with thoroughly enjoyable raspberryVivid ruby. Spice accented black raspberry and cherry aromas are complemented by suggestions of garrigue and succulent flowers. Supple and seamless in texture, offering appealingly sweet and well concentrated red berry, cherry liqueur and lavender pastille flavors sharpened by a spicy jolt of white pepper. Finishes on a repeating floral note, showing excellent clarity and polished tannins. Giraud's entry level bottling has been going from strength to