M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-pape Barbe Rac 2021.
Product Code:
CCDPBB21
Availability:
Price Is In-Bond, Duty And Vat Will Be Added On Delivery.
Country:
France / Rhone Valley.
Appellation:
Hermitage.
GRAPE VARIETIES:
100% Grenache.
RATINGS:
93-95 Vinous Points.
SIZE:
6 x 75 cl
£285.00
Appearance: intense garnet.
Nose: herbacy, spices (liquorice), chocolate, fruits (strawberry).
Palate: ample, fleshy, hot and round. Outstanding density with an impressive length. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years.
Sommelier's advice: Grenache at its absolute finest! A powerful explosion of strawberry and raspberry notes with a smooth, dense texture and very appetizing palate. An exceptionally high quality wine!
Soil: Quaternary terrace with a surface of shingles coming from the former bed of the Rhône. The parcel producing this single vineyard has a complex and various geological composition. Vines are 90 years old.
Ageing: In vats for around 16 months.
Harvest: The grapes are carefully selected during the harvest. This sorting is compulsory and allows the selection of the best bunches of grapes.
Vinification: Grenache, being sensitive to oxidation, vinifications are made in concrete tanks. Fermenting lasts about 3 weeks (which allows a polymerization of tannins)with a temperature which varies between 30 and 33°C. Only the free-run wine is used in this single vineyard.
Appearance: intense garnet.
Nose: herbacy, spices (liquorice), chocolate, fruits (strawberry).
Palate: ample, fleshy, hot and round. Outstanding density with an impressive length. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years.
Sommelier's advice: Grenache at its absolute finest! A powerful explosion of strawberry and raspberry notes with a smooth, dense texture and very appetizing palate. An exceptionally high quality wine!
Soil: Quaternary terrace with a surface of shingles coming from the former bed of the Rhône. The parcel producing this single vineyard has a complex and various geological composition. Vines are 90 years old.
Ageing: In vats for around 16 months.
Harvest: The grapes are carefully selected during the harvest. This sorting is compulsory and allows the selection of the best bunches of grapes.
Vinification: Grenache, being sensitive to oxidation, vinifications are made in concrete tanks. Fermenting lasts about 3 weeks (which allows a polymerization of tannins)with a temperature which varies between 30 and 33°C. Only the free-run wine is used in this single vineyard.
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As such, please allow between 7 and 10 days for your delivery to arrive.
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