Domaine de Saint Paul | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2005
The Jeune family brings you this wonderful Domaine de Saint Paul from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the most famous wine-growing region of the Rhône. David’s final tasting note read "tastes damn good"—this says it all. The 2008 edition of the Hachette Wine Guide gives it 2 stars. Excellent value for good Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which normally costs at least £5 more a bottle.
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The Press
☆☆☆☆ 'Teasing, powerful nose, modern fundamentally, traditional at heart. Rich, concentrated. Weight of cassis/damson fruit with savoury backdrop.' —Decanter MagazineOur tasting notes
Full fruit, peppery bouquet—dark purple. A rich round, voluptuous and chewy wine with hints of cinnamon. Exactly what one expects—and more—from a high-class Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Not overweight nor too concentrated. Delicious!Wine data
Grape variety: Syrah, GrenacheAppellation: AC Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Alcohol: 14.5%
About Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the most important and variable appellation in terms of quality in Southern Rhône. Originating with the Avignon papal court in the 14th Century, the present very strict rules including no chaptalisation (external sugar addition) were drawn up by the baron Le Roy in the 1920's, whose Château Fortia vineyard is next door to Domaine St Paul. At its best Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a glorious rich long lived wine, the finest expression of the formidable Grenache grape which by the end of the 20th Century has become the world's 2nd most widely planted granted variety. What makes Châteauneuf-du-Pape so special? Firstly, the geography: Châteauneuf-de-Pape sits on a series of raised terraces ten miles north of Avignon and on the left bank of the Rhône. Then there are three types of soil: sand, limestone and the archetype reddish clay with glacial deposits in the form of pudding stones. Thirdly, the fourteen different grape varieties, eight red and six white. A key feature in the wines is complexity of flavour and the best wines are often those made from a raft of different varieties and grown on each soil type.
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