Châteauneuf Du Pape 2016
The entry level châteauneuf du pape is the 2016 la bernardine a blend of grenache syrah and mourvèdre from equal parts sandy and rolled stone terroirs.
Châteauneuf du pape 2016. The 2016 châteauneuf du pape cuvée anonyme is the flagship and is mostly grenache that was sourced from numerous terroirs throughout châteauneuf du pape and brought up in a mix of tank and barrels some new. The blend is 80 grenache and 20 syrah aged one year in mix of old barrels and concrete tanks. 2016 chateauneuf du pape report with tasting notes ratings reviews for the best 200 wines from chateauneuf from the best southern rhone vintage yet. It offers a ripe sexy rounded style that quickly shows more structure minerality and tannin with time in the glass.
It s finesse driven has terrific purity and will evolve nicely for 10 12 years. While not quite as good as the stellar 2015 it boasts silky tannins plenty of cherry fruit and a dusting of ground pepper and allspice on. Medium to full bodied supple and sexy with notes of lavender black cherries blackberries and pepper spice it should be drunk over the coming 7 8 years. 2016 chante cigale châteauneuf du pape sku 1382599 91 points robert parker s wine advocate the full bodied 2016 chateauneuf du pape is a blend of 65 grenache 20 syrah 10 mourvèdre and 5 cinsault.
It offers a rocking bouquet of black raspberries blueberries lavender asian spices and graphite. The 2016 châteauneuf du pape has a great nose of garrigue black raspberries spice exotic flowers and orange peel. Châteauneuf du pape is a historic village between the towns of orange and avignon in france s southern rhône valley. Being bottled the day of my visit the 2016 châteauneuf du pape checks in as a blend of 30 mourvèdre 30 grenache 10 syrah 10 counoise and the rest a mix of permitted varieties.
Moving to the reds the 2016 châteauneuf du pape offers plenty of bing cherry spice and some salty minerality in a fresh elegant incredibly burgundian style. 94points clos saint michel 2016 red châteauneuf du pape editors choice there s an elegant rusticity to this opulent but also earthen blend of grenache syrah and mourvèdre. 2016 domaine de beaurenard chateauneuf du pape boisrenard rhone france.