Saint Cosme Chateauneuf du Pape 2010, Rhone, France Magnum Got a Shabu or Hotpot

Got a Shabu or Hotpot night planned out for the weekend

located in the Rhône Valley region of France

This BRUT Blanc de Noirs single-vintage 100% MEUNIER offers a remarkable fruitiness and suppleness

and is a boneless and skinless cut of fish

Also marvelous pan-fried and added to a cheese or chacuterie board

Saint Cosme Chateauneuf du Pape 2010, Rhone, France Magnum Got a Shabu or HotpotA brilliant wine in a superb vintage, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape checks in as a blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and 10% Cinsault that comes mostly from the famed La Crau lieu dit (small part from Valori). Seeing 24 months in barrel, its a deep, concentrated and meaty effort that oozes notions of black fruits, licorice, lavender and mulled spices on both the nose and palate. Dense, chewy and full bodied, it is still backwards and