A smooth and velvety Red from Châteauneuf du Pape in the Southern Rhone.
Violet aromatics, black berry and cherry fruits, fine notes of pepper and spice, with underlying dried herbs and stony minerality that gives way to savoury character.
Smoothly textured on the palate with velvety tannins, dry, with a rich, weighty mouthful.
Spicy on the finish with black fruit notes.
Nerd Notes
Syrah from the lieu-dit of Bois Dauphin in Châteauneuf du Pape. 70 year old vines, growing in sandy soils.
Grapes are hand harvested, double sorted (in the vineyard and cellar).
The wine is fermented on skins for 18 to 24 days, with smooth punchdowns and pump overs.
The wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.