Notes:

Andre Brunel, who has made a nearly complete recovery from a terrible fall from the top of a foudre, has made a gorgeous 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape. (There is not likely to be any Centenaire declared.) The style displays classic Provencal characteristics such as spice box, underbrush, nori (the sushi seafood wrapper), and plum and cherry liqueur in a broad, full-bodied, opulent, and soft style. This is already irresistible, and I suspect the wine will be gorgeous to drink young yet cellar nicely for 8-10 years. Parker 90-93