Description
The graphite aroma is a sign of the wine’s youth, but there are also stacks of forest berries and baking spices filling the full-bodied palate. Very good freshness for a Chateauneuf of this imposing stature. The ample fine tannins carry the very long, velvety finish. Delicious to drink now, but this should develop beautifully with more bottle age. A cuvee of 90% grenache from 100-year-old vines with 5% syrah and 5% mourvedre. Drink or hold.
- Country: France
- Region: Rhone Valley
- Appellation: Chateauneuf Du Pape
- Size: 750ml
- Color: Red
- Alcohol by Vol: 15.0%
Varietal
Red Rhone Blend
The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone’s success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.
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