Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve des Deux Freres, 2010
A blend of old vines Grenache (80%) with more Syrah than usual (20%), 2010 being an excellent vintage for Syrah, according to Thierry Usseglio. The wine is aged for one- and two-year-old oak demi-muids and barriques only, this is altogether bigger, denser and more tannic than this domaine’s other cuvées – multi-layered, deep, forceful and muscular, intense flavours of ripe brambles, currants, sloe, cocoa bean, cracked pepper and vanilla pod.
critic reviews
Dark and brooding, the 2010 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Deux Frères initiates with striking notes of tobacco, dried black fruits, white mushrooms, cured meat and crushed rocks. Fleshier and more evolved than the Mon Aïeul from the same vintage, the 2010 Réserve des Deux Frères is a full-bodied, rich and powerful red Châteauneuf-du-Pape loaded with substance and depth. If you own a bottle or two, now is the time to start enjoying them.