Retour Xavier Vignon - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Rouge - 2020
COUNTRY/REGION: Rhône Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2020
GRAPE VARIETY: 50% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault, 8% Caladoc, 8% Terret & 4% Vaccarèse.
ALCOHOL: 15 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Dark garnet red, brilliant.
Nose Pure and delicate, the nose expresses Grenache in all its florality, subtle aromas of tapenade accentuated by dry garrigue herbs.
Palate The profile of this wine is the perfect example of a fresh, greedy, warm Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Its Grenache dominance gives it a pleasant structure and a velvety persistence.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve at 16 to 18°C.
Food Pan-fried mushrooms and balsamic sauce, grilled saddle of lamb, duck terrine with pistachios, chicken skewer with spices.
Cellar ageing From now until 2035
The estate and the wine
Wine Well-ripened, carried by a vintage of consistency, the 2020 Red Châteauneuf-du-Pape offers a generous, greedy and warm character, carried by a radiant Grenache, perceptible in the stewed black fruits and spices and a beautiful velvety persistence. The balance is sumptuous, the aromatics both floral and fruity, the whole subtle and elegant. A total success! Noted 93/100 by the Committee.
Vinification Hand harvested. Traditional vinification, each variety is vinified separately. Aged for 12 months in vats, tuns and amphorae.
AWARDS
AWARDS Wine rated 93/100 by our Committee!