Tasting Highlights: 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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The 2005 vintage in the Southern Rhône rivals such great years as 1998 and 1990.

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With the exception of the wines from Château Rayas and Henri Bonneau, all the major 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Papes have now been released

James Molesworth
Posted: March 24, 2008

With the exception of the wines from Château Rayas, all the major 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Papes have now been released. Here's that last batch of late arrivals, including the single-vineyard, 100 percent Grenache cuvées from Michel Chapoutier as well as Laurence Féraud's Domaine du Pégaü.

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