- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Pierre Usseglio
- Region Châteauneuf du Pape
- Case size 12x75cl
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2001 - Châteauneuf du Pape Réserve des Deux Frères Pierre Usseglio - 12x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine Pierre Usseglio
- Region Châteauneuf du Pape
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
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Robert Parker, February 2003, Score: 98-100
Wine Advocate #145 (Feb 2003) Robert Parker (98-100) points Drink 2008-2030 $120.00 The monumental 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Deux Freres is a candidate for perfection. This offering produced from 65-70 year old Grenache vines, manages to hide its 16.2% natural alcohol. Inky black-colored, with a glorious perfume of minerals, blackberries, asphalt, white flowers, licorice, and blueberries, it is extremely unctuous with the intensity of a dry vintage Port. It cascades over the palate with unbelievable concentration and intensity. The finish lasts for over 60 seconds. Deep, full-bodied, and prodigious, it is also a modern day legend in the making. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2030. Kudos to Thierry and Jean-Pierre Usseglio, Wine Advocate wine personalities of the year in 2001!
Producer
Domaine Pierre Usseglio
Region
Châteauneuf du Pape
The emperor of southern Rhône appellations, Châteauneuf du Pape was the first A.O.C. in all of France, created in 1936. Their bottle is unique embossed with the papal coat of arms. Thirteen varieties (14 if Grenache Blanc is counted separately) can be incorporated in the blend. The reds include: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Cinsault, Terret Noir, Picpoul, Vaccarèse, Counoise, Muscardin, while the whites are Roussanne, Bourboulenc and Clairette. Only a handful of producers use all 13, Grenache often being the highest percentage of the blend. This enables each producer to highlight the varieties that are the ripest and most interesting in any given year. Most Châteauneuf du Pâpes are master examples of wines that can be approachable within the first few years of release yet able to develop superb complexity during many years of cellaring.