Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Reservée, 2013

Tasting Note:

Such a wonderfully pure and authentic style, typically Pegau with the tremendous vitality of the vintage coming through. Fresh but well covered, notes of hedgerow fruit damson, herb, spice with a strong twist of salt and pepper. Complex refreshing and moreish. A Grenache dominated blend with some Syrah, Mourvèdre and Counoise, with a smattering of the other permitted varieties. All from vines aged between 25 and 80 years old. Fermented the traditional way, lightly pressed whole bunch in concrete vats followed by a minimum 18 months in large old. wooden cask, bottled without filtration.