Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier
    Domaine Saint Prefert

    Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier,

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    Domaine Saint Prefert, Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier, 2018

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Domaine Saint Prefert, Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier, 2018

    Full robust, but assured. There are clearly more layers and more middle to this than the regular blend. Richly flavoured, muscled but with a brilliant, very pristine quality of fruit. Notes of bramble, loganberry and raspberry with a hint of salt and pepper. Impressive A whole-bunch-fermented blend is dominated by Grenache with around a quarter Cinsault and a small touch of Syrah. The vines are fifty year old vines from which Isabel Ferrando makes less than 2,000 cases a year. The vines are in the estate’s original and historic Quartier des Serres sector. Half of the wine is aged in concrete tank and half in large used oak hogsheads, for 18 months.

    ABV:
    14.5%
    95/100
    Josh Raynolds, Vinous
    Limpid ruby-red. A highly complex, mineral-accented bouquet displays Chambord, incense and baking spice qualities, and a suave floral nuance builds with air. Stains the palate with lively, sharply delineated red berry liqueur, lavender and spicecake flavors braced by a core of juicy acidity. In a vibrant style, finishing spicy and very long, leaving notes of candied flowers behind.
    Date Reviewed:
    10/2021
    Drinking Window:
    2024 - 2034

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Rhone
    Appellation:
    Châteauneuf du Pape
    Producer:
    Domaine Saint Prefert
    style:
    Red
    Grape Variety:
    Grenache/Syrah
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.

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    Domaine Saint Prefert

    Domaine Saint Prefert

    Situated in the same Quartier des Serres as it was back in 1930s, when it was among the first Châteauneuf du Pape estates to sell its wines in bottle, St Prefert is an historic state with some great terroir, old vines and a large proportion of Mourvedre, with the potential to produce very special wines that have their own distinctive personality. This is exactly what owner Isabel Ferrando has succeeded in achieving since taking over the estate in 2003. Traditionally made, using whole bunch fermentation, with concrete tanks and used oak hogsheads for ageing, these are wines of personality and life that have a great deal to say about where they are from. A stellar estate.

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