The nose seemed to have closed down since I last encountered it in 2012

This is certainly good but 2017 is not a great vintage for this wine

medium-bodied offering is likely to become more and more attenuated as it ages

and certainly one of the finest of the white Chateauneuf du Papes

Robert Chevillon, Nuits Saint Georges Pruliers other_regions_italy The nose seemed to have(from a . 70 ha parcel of 50+ year old vines). This is also very ripe but not roasted or jammy though the nose does have a liqueur like character from the cassis, poached plum and dark cherry scents. There is even more volume to the big bodied and prominently muscular flavors that possess excellent mid palate density while delivering impressive length on the austere, serious and beautifully long if ever so mildly warm finale. Note that this too is