Look out for this exceptionally promising wine in a year or two

(includes bits of cabernet franc and petit verdot)

81 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines)

earth and mocha-inflected red and dark currant aromas that are set off by moderately prominent wood toast notes

incense and orange peel are all very much alive in the glass

Ferrand, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia Look out for this exceptionallyThe nose, with its licorice, cherry, black raspberry, herb and wild strawberry profile is beautiful. On the palate, the wine is rich, full, deep and with darker fruit than expected. Lush and long, with ample, silky, ripe, but not overripe fruit in the finish, this is in its sweet spot.