Our Châteauneuf du Pape Tradition has a beautiful purplish red, limpid and brilliant, typical of wines made mainly from Grenache.
This red wine has a very pleasant nose, with aromas of very ripe black berries such as blackcurrant or cherry, a hint of spices and liquorice, which hint at the finesse and elegance of this wine.
Area exploited
1 hectare
Soil
Round pebbles
Average age of the vines
50 years
Grape varieties
100% Grenache
Yield
34 hectolitres/hectare
Annual production
2 500 bottles
Ageing
6 months in oak vats
Shelflife
15 to 18 years
CHARACTERISTICS
This is a fine and elegant wine. In its youth, the colour is purplish ruby, brillant and limpid. This is typical of a wine that is made with a big majority of grenache without maturation in oak casks.
The nose is very pleasant, with black fruits aromas, like blackcurrent and cherry. We can also smell pepper and liquorice, and violet.
In the mouth, freshness, smooth tannins and warm alcohol are very well-balanced.
EVOLUTION
The colour will evolve towards tile-red. The aromas will turn into preserved fruits, leather, and this wine remains as something very racy and elegant.
WINE AND FOOD
The particularity of the grapes that make this wine are the following :
- black fruits aromas, liquorice, pepper, roasted coffee beans ;
- a warm alcohol and softness, roundness.
Like any other Châteauneuf du Pape red wine, this wine is very nice with any kind of tasty red meat ( lamb, beef, duck, game), vegetables like eggplant, beans, sweet pepper, courgette, tomatoes, garlic, thyme, laurel, but also chocolate (at least 65% cocoa) and not forgetting truffles !
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