The fine company of a shepherds pie

 
This was the Chateauneuf du Pape we bought in Chateauneuf du Pape in April at the Caves de Brotte. At 1996 it is the oldest one I have in stock. Since my parents were over, it was time to open it. It went well with the Shepherds Pie. Very typical for Chateauneuf. Good spicy flavour, ripe fruit, plums. The colour was also slightly brown from the aging, and I was actually quite surpised about the quality as I thought the warm temperature in our flat would have spoilt it. At about 20 Euros the bottle it's about the same as you'd pay in a London wine shop, although where do you find a 1996 Chateauneuf?