The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes offers up sweet aromas of raspberries, cherries, strawberries, underbrush, root vegetables, and pepper. Medium-bodied and fleshy with lovely fruit as well as a moderately long finish, it can be enjoyed over the next decade. I am a big fan of Michel Maret’s Domaine de la Charbonniere, but his 2007s seem to have had very slow, late malolactics, and were less formed and accessible to taste than most of their peers. That said, there is considerable promise in these wines, and I expect they will eclipse their estimated scores, at the very least.Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524