Henri Bonneau Cuvee Marie Beurrier Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2003

Shows the roasted, slightly burly edge of the vintage, but the grilled chestnut, dark bittersweet cocoa, Maduro tobacco, licorice root, and black currant paste notes are still defined and distinctive, delivering iron and roasted apple wood notes that pound through the long, tannic finish. A gloriously old-school style.