Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge AOC 2020 1500ml

The domaine has 13 plots in different districts of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation and thus different soil types such as quartzite pebbles, clay, red sandstone, colluvium and Barremian chalk limestone. The proportion of grape varieties for the cuvée varies from year to year, but is generally 80 % Grenache, 10 % Mourvèdre, 7 % Syrah and 3 % Cinsault. The grapes are hand-picked, pre-sorted in the vineyard and then brought to the winery in 50-kilo crates, placed on the sorting table, destemmed, pressed and chilled. Fermentation is spontaneous and temperature controlled. Maceration lasts four to five weeks with daily pumping over. The wine then matures for 18 months, essentially in concrete, but also in perennial barrels and barriques.  

medium crimson

The 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape opens with an elegant, fine and complex nose of violets and anise, some pepper and garrigue, and juicy notes of dark raspberries, black cherries and blackberries. In the background, one senses a Bouquet garni and some crushed stone. The cuvée appears transparent and clear in a very pleasant way.

On the palate, Sophie Armenier and her son Vincėnt Estevenin have given the wine an extremely elegant texture. The 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is absolutely classic and timeless with its red and dark fruit, a clear liquorice note typical of the Grenache content and a little garrigue. The alcohol warms on the palate and in the finish, but is well integrated. Even now, the cuvée presents itself with a fine melt and great length.