Châteauneuf-du-Pape
One of Xavier Vignon’s first almost anonymous blends!
The grapes come from “collection vines”, where many grape varieties are planted together, making it difficult to identify the exact share of each variety: grenache, vaccarese, counoise, mourvèdre, terret noir and muscardin.
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92/100 – JAMES SUCKLING
93/100 – ROBERT PARKER
15/20 – JANCIS ROBINSON

Terroir
All the terroirs of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are represented in this cuvée for a great complexity and a beautiful minerality: rolled pebbles, calvary, marl, red clay…
Vinification and ageing
Vinification
Hand-harvested grapes. Whole-cluster vinification, with partial crushing depending on the grape variety and level of ripeness.
Ageing
18 months of ageing: one-third in concrete vats, one-third in wooden tronconic vats, and one-third in demi-muids.
Food and wine pairing
Duck with olive sauce – Porcini ravioli with parsnip cream and crispy bacon – Roast pigeon with porcini – Quail stuffed with mushrooms
- Aging potential 2030+
- Service 14/16°C