Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee du Vatican, Reserve Sixtine, Diffonty

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(a blend of 40% grenache, 30% syrah and 30% mourvedre) Bright ruby red. Blackberry, bitter chocolate, violet, mint and spicy oak on the nose; intriguing suggestions of mourvedre. At once dense and penetrating, with rather oaky flavours of blackberry, violet and eucalyptus. Finishes with a hint of leather, but also a slight dryness from the wood element.