Ferrand, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2000 This possesses the best mid-palate

This possesses the best mid-palate density and extract of these 1ers

but the 2010 Rosé is a bit more introverted and needs a bit of time in the cellar to blossom

then a further 6 months before bottling without fining or filtration

This relatively recent

which means they lost some 40% of the crop because of the frost

Ferrand, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2000 This possesses the best mid-palateThe nose, with its licorice, cherry, black raspberry, herb and wild strawberry profile is beautiful. On the palate, the wine is rich, full, deep and with darker fruit than expected. Lush and long, with ample, silky, ripe, but not overripe fruit in the finish, this is in its sweet spot.