Châteauneuf du pape

AOP Châteauneuf du pape

Élégant et concentré, aux tanins souples, ce vin exubérant et facile à boire possède beaucoup de charme et de finesse.

Une élégante et délicieuse interprétation de Châteauneuf du Pape, d’un grand équilibre.
Wine Spectator

Notes de dégustation

Une robe rubis avec un nez harmonieux d’épices douces et de fruits rouges bien mûrs. La bouche est riche et élégante avec une légère touche de chêne. Une belle longueur soutenue par une fraîcheur équilibrée.
Un vin à déguster dès maintenant avec du gibier accompagné de fruits rouges cuits ou bien un ragoût de boeuf bien mijoté.

CÉPAGES
70% Grenache
20% Mourvèdre
10% Syrah

TERROIR
Un assemblage de parcelles de “la Crau” et de parcelles sableuses, de galets, d’argile et de calcaire

ÂGE DES VIGNES
50 ans

RENDEMENT
28 hl/ha

VINIFICATION
Longues macérations puis élevage 70% en fûts de chêne de 600l et 30% en cuve béton pour 18 mois

POTENTIEL DE GARDE
5-10 ans

Presse

2020
Note : 93/100
Une version élégante, avec un grand équilibre entre le fruit expressif, les baies rondes, les fleurs séchées et la puissance minérale. Les notes de cerise amère, de thé noir et de chocolat noir compensent la maturité, tandis que la minéralité de pierre froide se retrouve dans le grenache, le mourvèdre et la syrah. À boire dès maintenant et jusqu’en 2030.
Note : 93/100
Le Châteauneuf Du Pape 2020 reflète parfaitement le style pur, souple et élégant du millésime. Il présente une robe rubis/pourpre semi-opaque, des notes complexes de framboise noire, de fleurs printanières, d’encens et de poivre, un corps mi-corsé à corsé, des tanins ultrafins et un bel équilibre général. Il se boit bien aujourd’hui et continuera d’évoluer agréablement pendant une décennie.
2019
Note : 92/100
Les saveurs concentrées de cerise, de mûre et de prune sont généreusement doublées de notes de cèdre usé, de garrigue séchée et de pierre chaude. Tout se déroule comme sur des roulettes du début à la fin.
2018
Note : 93/100
Les cerises noires confites et les prunes confites s’étendent du nez à la fin de cet assemblage juteux de grenache (70 %). Mourvèdre (20%) et de syrah (10 %). Élevé principalement en chêne français, il est fruité et moelleux, soutenu par une belle minéralité salée en finale. Bien qu’irrésistible pour son exubérance juvénile, il devrait bien mûrir jusqu’en 2028.
Note : 92/100
Mûr, avec des notes de cassis, de cerise pâte de fruit et de réduction de prune, mais aussi élégant et concentré, avec une belle fraîcheur et un soupçon d’anis racé. Les bords sont soyeux, avec de légères notes de feuilles de shiso et de minéraux qui apparaissent en fin de bouche. À boire dès maintenant et jusqu’en 2030
2016
Note : 93/100
The 2016 Châteauneuf-Du-Pape (70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah) is one of the finest to date, and while I normally find that the Châteauneuf- Du-Pape lags the flagship Séguret releases, that’s not the case in 2016. This ruby colored effort offers an elegant, seamless, medium to full-bodied style as well as a rocking perfume of black cherries, currants, spice box, dried herbs, and dried flowers. It has fabulous intensity and depth, yet still glides across the palate with no sensation of weight, silky tannins, and a blockbuster finish. It’s already approachable but will keep for 10-15 years.
2015
Note : 89/100
Only medium-bodied and a bit stewed and soft, Mourchon’s 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, sourced from five different growers. Plum and licorice notes offer immediate appeal, despite plentiful tannins. Drink it over the near term.
Note : 90/100
Solidly ripe, with fleshy layers of cassis, plum sauce and blackberry puree forming the core, backed by lively red licorice and warm fruitcake notes. Singed alder details frame the finish. Best from 2019 through 2028. 250 cases made. –JM
Note : 16/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, all 60 to 80 years old bought in from sandy parcels on Le Crau. 70% aged in demi muids, the rest in concrete. 25-30 hl/ha. Not nearly as much impact on the nose as the Family Reserve – although it is less evolved. Correct but a little timid and the fruit could be a little fresher and more vibrant. Ticks the boxes dutifully but give me the sheer drama of the Family Reserve any day! Fairly dry rater than luscious finish.
2013
Note : 90/100
Burly, with brick dust and tobacco notes prominent, followed by dried cherry and currant fruit flavors. Shows a grippy edge to the finish, which lets a sanguine accent linger. Best from 2017 through 2023. 250 cases made.
2012
Note : 89/100
Offers a rounded, fleshy feel, with layers of raspberry confiture and blackberry coulis, lined with ganache and tar notes. Lightly grippy on the finish, featuring a hint of roasted alder. Solid, but shows more guts than refinement. Best from 2016 through 2022. 135 cases made.
Note : 16/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah from vines 60-80 years old from La Crau and sandier soils. 70% made in demi-muids for 12 months; the rest in concrete. Négoce. Mid crimson with some development at the rim. Warm and gamey on the nose – is this the Mourvèdre dominating? Big, round and spicy, Very bumptious but the tannins are relatively light for a Châteauneuf. Extremely spicy – almost cinnamon! Just a very slight hole in the mid palate. The fruit seems quite advanced so I’d drink this reasonably soon. A bit of heat on the end.
2010
Note : 90/100
Brilliant ruby. Smoke- and spice-accented aromas of red and dark berries, anise and floral pastilles, with a hint of vanilla in the background. Supple and broad on entry, then tighter in the mid-palate, offering lively black raspberry and mocha flavors and a touch of peppery spices. Finishes sappy and long, with smooth tannins emerging slowly.
Note : 90/100
A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and 10% Syrah that is aged in demi-muid and concrete tank, the 2010 Domaine de Mourchon Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a peppery, spice-driven wine that offers up a core of sweet fruit, a light, firm texture, and solid length on the finish. Very Provencal, with a slight dry/dusty edge to its herb de Provence, garrigue, and leather aromas, this medium-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape needed a solid decant to show at its best, and really did not start to shine until the second day. It should be given 1-2 years of bottle age, and consumed over the following 5-7.
Note : 17/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah. 60-80 year-old vines from a mixture of parcels on La Crau and sandy soils. 25-30 hl/ha. 30% aged in concrete; 70% in demi muids for 12 months. Négoce. Warm, spicy nose but not over the top and with excellent tannin management. This is neither dry nor hot with alcohol. Top note of gaminess. Bursting with life and approachable without being simple. Very vigorous. Really bright and satisfying. Not too sweet. Well done!
2009
Note : 90/100
A roasted style, with lots of warm ganache and singed mesquite notes leading the way for a core of bacon, apple wood, fig and plum notes. The ripe, fleshy finish lets the ganache edge linger. A bit overt in style, but should have some fans for sure. The debut Châteauneuf from this Séguret producer. Drink now through 2020. 500 cases made.
Note : 90/100
A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah, the 2009 Domaine de Mourchon Châteauneuf-du-Pape displays a beautifully Provencal bouquet of kirsch, bramble, green peppercorn, licorice, and dusty pebble like minerality on the nose. Intense and perfumed, yet with beautiful lift and freshness, this medium to full-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape is well balanced, possesses loads of fruit, and a light texture that carries into a heady finish. This opens up beautifully over the evening and while it will be even better in a year or two, it should most likely be consumed in its first 7-8 years of life.
Note : 16/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah. Look at that alcohol level! First time this family-owned domaine has gone into the négociant business (hence the slightly different name). Big and sweet. Did it really ferment out to dryness? But there is more acid and tannin than in their Family Rserve Séguret with the same massive potency. Spices and herbs but a bit of hole in the middle. Bit of a spectacle rather than a really complete wine.