Beyond the green gold hue and persistent mousse there is an impressive vanillin richness

The detailed and highly energetic middle weight flavors possess excellent definition and seem built on a base of firm minerality while terminating in a tension-filled

rustic and powerful finish

The energetic and well-detailed flavors possess plenty of salinity on the lingering and better-balanced finale

Chateau, Mont-Redon other_regions_australia Beyond the green gold hueThe inaugural 2016 Chteauneuf du Pape Le Plateau de Mont Redon develops in the glass with intense tobacco, dried red fruits, forest floor and sandalwood. Full bodied, round and expansive, the 2016 concludes with a long and nuanced finish. Were it not for a slight trace of alcohol heat, Id score it even higher.