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Wine Description
The Story
This classic Rhône Varietal Blend offers structure and length balanced perfectly with rich depth of fruit, our 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is reminiscent of a warm, sunny summer.
Variety: 80% grenache, 10% mourvèdre, 6% syrah and 4% counoise / cinsault.
Region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley.
Winemaking: 80% tank, 20% french oak. 80% of the grapes were destemmed and 20% whole bunch fermented. The fermentation was kept at lower tempera...
Wine Information
Generous is the best word to describe the 2015 vintage. overall the season was hot and dry with a few timely thunderstorms across the growing period. the hours of sunshine over the six months gave the grenache a perfect ripening window.