Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Cuvée Centenaire Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2005 (1500ml)

Matt

Absolutely gorgeous showing with some great years ahead of it. Roasted cherry, Chambord, strawberry confit, crushed plum, truffles, garrigue, stones, porcini, sandalwood, lavender. Sublimely elegant with aroma/flavor for days with well-postured tannins holding it all up.

Eric Urbani

Floral, spicy

Jordan Wardlaw

True knockout! Powerful, dense, opulent, exotic-- I can think of many superlatives to describe the 2005. Simply a bombastic and unapologetic wine with loads of fruit and great tension, this flooded my palate with power and complexity. This has at least another 10 years of superb drinking in store, it almost pains me that we opened it so young but it was an absolute delight to drink with braised duck and lamb meatballs. A top-notch vintage from a true master of the Southern Rhone. Well worth seeking out, you can confidently hold this vintage for several more years.

David L

05' Decant for 2 hours at a minimum.

Brett Zimmerman

Master Sommelier, Owner Boulder Wine Merchant

Spice, mushroom, sage, and dried strawberries. #châteauneuf #andrebrunel

Ian Griffith

Berries, mushrooms, tobacco. Gentle on the palate, showing really well.

Chris Walsh

Partner Balanced Wine Selections

Alcohol on the nose. Distracting. Ripe. Not bad.

Randy Fillingim

Still drinking very decently after 18 years. Decanted for a good while first. 

Kaelig

Unfortunately the bottle must have been stored improperly because the wine had overripe notes of confit black fruit, going towards a port.

Al Archibald

Just loved it.. a wine drinkers paradise.. tastebuds are rejoicing..