2011 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Coming from smaller-than-normal yields of 18 hectoliters per hectare, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape is drinking well. According to proprietor Paul-Vincent Avril, it`s a `normal blend` for the estate. Scents of leather, pressed flowers and black cherries emerge from the glass, while the in the mouth, the wine is full-bodied and silky, and it adds a complex note of Mourvedre-derived truffle-mushroom-tree bark on the finish. Drink now and over the next decade. 93 points