Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier
    Domaine Saint Prefert

    Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier,

    Destination

    Domaine Saint Prefert, Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier, 2015

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Domaine Saint Prefert, Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve August Favier, 2015

    A blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Cinsault from fifty year old vines from which Isabel Ferrando makes less than 2000 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. Intense flavours, a wine of structure verve and energy. Bags of personality, hedgerow fruits, stone, herbs and garrigue, brambly mineral-licked fruit with touches of plum liqueur.

    ABV:
    14.5%
    96/100
    Josh Raynolds, Vinous
    Brilliant ruby-red. Highly expressive, mineral- and spice-accented aromas of ripe red berries and incense show superb definition, and complementary hints of blood orange and candied lavender build in the glass. Shows impressive depth and energetic lift on the palate, offering powerful red currant, cherry preserve and floral pastille flavors and a suggestion of spicecake. Finishes with a snap of juicy acidity, building sweetness and silky tannins that lend shape to a strikingly long, red-fruit- and floral-dominated finish.
    Date Reviewed:
    12/2019
    Drinking Window:
    2021 - 2027

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Rhone
    Appellation:
    Châteauneuf du Pape
    Producer:
    Domaine Saint Prefert
    style:
    Red Wine
    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.