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2020
France - Rhone Valley - Chateauneuf du Pape  
84% Grenache, 11% Syrah, and 5% Mourvèdre

Another selection to pair with your holiday meal!

So after last week’s Pinot Noir, 
a number of our patrons asked for a Rhone to pair with this weekend’s fare. 
So here we selected a classic that is sure to please!
Pairs perfectly with Lamb, Turkey, Duck, Ham
or a Dark Chocolate Dessert.!

93 Points! Tasting Panel
"This youthful red, a blend of 84% Grenache, 11% Syrah, and 5% Mourvedre, is plump, round, and ripe.
Its noteworthy elegance employs indulgently fresh, delicious blue and red berries, spicy and fragrant.
White pepper and cranberry perform a mid-palate performance, igniting a silky texture,
while washing the tongue with chalky tannins.
Red cherry adds a sweetness to the toasty finish."

90-92 Points! Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is downright classy,
with impressive darker berry fruits as well as peppery garrigue and spice-driven aromas and flavors.
Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has wonderful purity, ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish."
 

Our Thoughts on this wine.....

The succulence of the raspberry and cherry flavors are enticing,
yet set off by a hint of herbal, nutty and spicy notes.
Cocoa-textured fine tannins provide a base line and contour that keep the wine feeling firm and yet restrained. Medium bodied, ready to enjoy now but also capable of aging in bottle for another five to eight years.


Our Regular Price $38.99
Special Sale Price
 $28.00 a bottle

$144.00 for six! ($24)




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A bit about Châteauneuf-du-Pape.....

The AOC for Chateauneuf-du-Pape is in the Rhone Valley stretching from Orange to Avignon. Domaine Vieux Telegraphe was founded in 1895, and takes it name Vieux Telegraphe (Old Telegraph) from a rocky plateau of the Domaine where in 1792 Me. Chappe, the inventor of the optical telegraph, installed a relay tower.
Famous for its full-bodied, seductive and spicy reds with flavor and aroma characteristics reminiscent of black cherry, baked raspberry, garrigue, olive tapenade, lavender and baking spice, Chateauneuf-du-Pape is the leading sub-appellation of the southern Rhône River Valley. Large pebbles resembling river rocks, called "galets" in French, dominate most of the terrain. The stones hold heat and reflect it back up to the low-lying gobelet-trained vines. Though the galets are typical, they are not prominent in every vineyard. Chateau Rayas is the most obvious deviation with very sandy soil.
 
According to law, eighteen grape varieties are allowed in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and most wines are blends of some mix of these. For reds, Grenache is the star player with Mourvedre and Syrah coming typically second. Others used include Cinsault, Counoise and occasionally Muscardin, Vaccarèse, Picquepoul Noir and Terret Noir.
 
Only about 6-7% of wine from Chateauneuf-du-Pape is white. Blends and single-varietal bottlings are typically based on the soft and floral Grenache Blanc but Clairette, Bourboulenc and Roussanne are grown with some significance.