Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Laurence 2019 (1x75cl)

Very muscular, meaty and gamey, with wonderful spicy complexity on the full-bodied and highly structured palate. This has terrific concentration ans compact fine tannins at its core. Enormously dense at the monumental finish. Not easy to find the right words for all this. The blend is identical to this producer's Cuvee Reservee, but is matured much longer in cask and was bottled in February 2024. Drink or hold.