Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Marie Beurrier 2005

Vinous 94/100

Bright ruby. Spicy and energetic on the nose and palate, offering lively red fruit aromas and flavors that become smokier and more fragrant with air. Deeper dark berry qualities come up on the back end and linger on the very long, sappy, alluringly sweet finish. This wine is still very young but there's a lot of appealing, surprisingly open-knit fruit on display today.

- By Josh Raynolds on January 2012