Clos des Papes - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Rhône - 2011 - 750ml - Clos des Papes

Coming from smaller-than-normal yields of 18 hectolitres per hectare, the 2011 Château Neuf du Pape is drinking well. According to proprietor Paul-Vincent Avril, it's a "normal blend" for the estate. Scents of leather, pressed flowers and black cherries emerge from the glass, while the in the mouth, the wine is full-bodied and silky, and it adds a complex note of Mourvèdre-derived truffle-mushroom-tree bark on the finish.