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

$115

The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Centenaire is dense ruby to the rim and exhibits an almost explosive nose of kirsch liqueur intermixed with spring flowers, spice box, and some roasted herbs and a subtle whiff of oak. It is dense, pure, full-bodied, relatively high in tannin... Robert Parker

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Ratings on Delectable

Matt Delectable Pro

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.

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.

9.6

Eric Urbani Delectable Pro

Floral, spicy

Floral, spicy

9.6

Jordan Wardlaw Delectable Pro

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.

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.

9.6

David L Delectable Pro

05' Decant for 2 hours at a minimum.

05' Decant for 2 hours at a minimum.

9.4

Brett Zimmerman Delectable Pro

Master Sommelier, Owner Boulder Wine Merchant

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

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

9.3

Ian Griffith Delectable Pro

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

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

9.5

Chris Walsh Delectable Pro

Partner Balanced Wine Selections

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

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

8.0

Randy Fillingim

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

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

9.1

Kaelig

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

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

6.1

Al Archibald

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

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

9.5

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