The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Parvis is herbal, peppery, with some medium-bodied black cherry and currant fruit, but it finishes somewhat narrowly and abruptly as well.
When I review the northern Rhone selections form Ferraton (in a future issue), readers will see that these wines, made by Michel Chapoutier and his staff, have jumped dramatically in quality over the last several years. The southern Rhone selections lag behind in quality, but these five wines are all pleasant.