Domaine de la Janasse, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chaupin 2010

The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Chaupin rivals the 2007 Chaupin to date the best Chaupin I have yet tasted). Made from 100% Grenache 3/4 destemmed), it boasts a dense black/purple color as well as unbelievable notes of raspberries, black cherries, licorice, truffles, camphor, forest floor and garrigue. This wine is stunningly concentrated, incredibly noble, precise and expansive on the palate with mouth-saturating intensity, glycerin and extract. It is an amazing example of impeccably grown old vine Grenache translated into a natural yet full-throttle red.