($95) Bright purple. Room-filling bouquet of seductive red and dark berry preserves, along with sexy incense and fresh floral qualities. Much fresher than last year's showing, with deep, sweet raspberry and candied blackberry flavors, silky tannins and a brisk, energetic finish. This has remarkable clarity and cling. Built to last but there'd be no crime in drinking it now.

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Introvert and bit heavily extrcted. Sweet, full and exaggerated. Very dry, minerally chew on the end. This mitigates the extreme ripenesss - this may well come good, though keep it for ages!

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Crushed rocks, spring flowers, black cherries, raspberries, and cassis all make an appearance in the gorgeous dark ruby/purple-colored 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz. This impeccably well-made effort possesses the most minerality, and is a distinctive expression of Chateauneuf du Pape. Give it 2-3 years of bottle age, and drink it over the following two decades.

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This delivers mouthfilling mocha, blackberry confiture, fig paste and licorice flavors, with loamy tannins and lots of bittersweet cocoa and coffee on the finish. Despite its heft, this is polished and driven, showing the strength of this great vintage.

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