2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Impériale, Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils, Rhône

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2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Impériale, Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils, RhôneCenturion Grenache vines, Imperial Centurions one might say, all matured in concrete, therefore a pure and completely unadorned expression of the quality of the fruit, all the more so as there has been only three grams of sulphur added here. Astonishingly energising. Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

so his wines have the typical energy of 2015

This blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is rich with raspberry and white pepper notes

The wine is inward-looking at the very beginning

Krug Chef de Cave Julie Cavil said 2002 was 'the last classic year in Champagne

The wine builds and builds

Bags of fresh black fruit on the nose and very good intensity lead to fresh

compelling and striking

then firm and closed

This is a very big

The spirit was selected for its Nutty & Fruity style

I’d even go so far as to suggest a savoury quality with myriad components ranging from cedar to hazelnut and even a hint of cooked agave

highly flavoured berries