The estate white Chateauneuf du Pape is a gorgeous wine, as Jaume continues to produce one of the top four or five white wines of the appellation almost on a yearly basis. The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape blanc shows plenty of sweet honeysuckle, rose petal, and other assorted flowery notes in a medium to full-bodied, fruit-driven, beautifully pure style with good acidity and long, concentrated flavors. Despite its size, its freshness is apparent, and the wine should drink nicely for 3-4 years. The 100% Roussanne cuvee is always one of the great examples of white Chateauneuf du Pape, but is very limited in availability. Readers need to differentiate between the estate wines, which appear under the “Domaine Grand Veneur” name, and the burgeoning number of high quality negociant wines made by this producer, which are bottled under the name “Alain Jaume.” First the estate wines: these two brilliant vintages for Jaume continue an almost unbroken record of highly successful wines that goes back well over a decade (and they are still fairly priced). This is definitely a modernist take on Chateauneuf du Pape, but the wines never lose the soul and typicity of Provence. They are impeccably well-made, pure, and deeply colored.Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils, Winchester, VA; tel. (540) 722-9228