Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, Roussanne, Vieilles Vignes 2006 BOOKS An alluvial fan gravel bed

An alluvial fan gravel bed

even consumed en magnum

What attracted Littorai to this area of Savoy is an old world notion that the best parcels within a vineyard lie at the toe of the slope

but on the palate this wine is utterly classic

small forest berries

Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, Roussanne, Vieilles Vignes 2006 BOOKS An alluvial fan gravel bed1. 0cm; one lightly stained label edge 98 Points Wine Advocate The limited cuvee of 100% old vine Roussanne (50% vinified in barrel and 50% in tank), the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape blanc Vieilles Vignes is an extraordinary wine. Since the debut vintage in 1986, I have been unable to figure out how to predict this cuvees aging potential, but I tend to agree with most sommeliers who feel this wine needs to be drunk in its first 4 6 years of life, then not