Pierre Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de mon Aieul 2005

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Pierre Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de mon Aieul 2005
Southern Rhone
"The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul is 95% Grenache and 5% Syrah aged 100% in tank prior to being bottled. This wine always comes from the three best parcels of the estate – Les Serres, La Crau, and Guignasse. This hugely concentrated, muscular wine is very powerful, excruciatingly tannic at present, but super-rich. Yields were a low 22 hectoliters per hectare because of the drought, and this blockbuster, muscular, virile style of wine needs at least 5-6 years of bottle age and should keep for two-plus decades. It is certainly a terrific Mon Aieul, but for those who are very patient." R. Parker, 94+ pts. 10/07
12 bottles (oc)
Estimate $700-1,000

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