Chateau Maucoil Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2004
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A powerful and complex Chateauneuf-du-Pape, a versatile red to pair with a variety of foods.
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Release Notes:
This Châteauneuf is a blend of Grenache (50%), Syrah (15%), Mourvèdre (12%), and Cinsault (10%) with tiny amounts of other grapes added. The grapes were vinified separately before being blended and aged for 12 months in oak casks.
Tasting Notes:
A garnet colored wine with rich red fruit, truffle, anise and spice aromas. The palate delights with a blend of soft fruit (blackberry), pepper, licorice, smoke and tar flavors before a powerful finish of truffles and leather. A food wine, it possesses the aciditiy for game, but also pairs well with beef, steak au poivre, leg of lamb, or mushroom risotto. Drink now to 2012.
Winery:
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the most prestigious wine region of the southern Rhône. Its vineyards lie on and around a large hill northeast of Avignon, home to the Papacy’s fourteenth century palace. The windswept clay/chalk vineyards are covered by large round pebbles called galets. All day these stones absorb the sun’s energy before radiating it back onto the vines at night.
Region:
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the most prestigious wine region of the southern Rhône. Its vineyards lie on and around a large hill northeast of Avignon, home to the Papacy’s fourteenth century palace. The... Read more
