2022 Saint-Galet Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge

Affordable Chateauneuf-du-Pape?! Yes, please! From: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, FranceVarietal: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre Tasting Notes: Perfumed aromas of bing cherry, sun-ripened raspberry, baked boysenberry, dried orange peel, and blood orange seamlessly meld with hints of clove, garrigue (especially rosemary and thyme), oil-cured black olive, sun-warmed crushed stone minerality, and a slight musk that adds aromatic depth and balance to this reds generous fruit. Each sip opens with vivid fruits, which layer upon the myriad of non-fruit flavors as the wine progresses towards a long finish with lingering moments of baking spice and candied ginger. Overall, you’ll find that this amazingly delicious and affordable Chateauneuf-du-Pape’s palate largely matches the nose, except that you’ll find that the wine leans into red-fruited flavors that favor freshness (as opposed to, say, baked blueberry pie in taste) with a dry, graduated lift on the finish than the nose may initially in