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The tasting |
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Dark red with black and garnet reflections. |
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Delicate notes of wild berries, black fruits, flowers, juniper and spices mixed with a touch of chocolate. |
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Concentrated and racy with ripe and fresh fruit. With an incredibly full-bodied structure and smooth tannins, this wine seduces us with its graceful style and complex, ever-changing flavors. |
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The sommelier's advice |
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Serve between 14 and 16°C in a large glass. |
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Beef cheek stew, roast rack of lamb with thyme, venison in cranberry sauce. |
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From now until 2030 and more for the enthusiasts |
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The estate and the wine |
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Xavier Vignon has done it again! As an international expert and leading advisor to the most successful Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines, it is no surprise that Xavier Vignon crafts wines of diabolical precision and of phenomenal quality. It is only logical that he excels in Châteauneuf-du-Pape as well, his favorite terroir. |
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The 2010 Le Pape Arcane V vintage is the crowning glory of the range; a reference to the main piece of the Tarot deck, the major arcane the Pope, this red wine crowns its appellation with a masterly achievement and a revolutionary process. Indeed, the barrels have been locked in cement vats so as not to let an ounce of oxygen through... For five years!
The result: this blend of Xavier Vignon's best Grenache plots had only one objective: to make the greatest Grenache of a lifetime. It is now done.
Rich, incredibly full-bodied and racy, delivering a beautiful aromatic palette of wild berry and black fruit, flowers and spices, it is a moving ode to Grenache Noir, his unique grape variety. An exotic and singular beauty, an unprecedented achievement, a surge of complex and constantly renewed flavors. A great wine which you will enjoy for a long time to come. |
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Manual harvesting, vinification in vats, maturing in barrels enclosed in cement vats for 5 years. |
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AWARDS |
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Robert Parker Guide: 96+/100 This wine is rated 95/100 by our Selection Committee! |
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