2022 Châteauneuf du Pape Font de Michelle La Réserve - 6x75cl
10C2CPFMI6PK _ 2022 - Châteauneuf du Pape Font de Michelle La Réserve - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Font du Vent
  • Region Châteauneuf du Pape
  • Drinking 2026 - 2032
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur

2022 - Châteauneuf du Pape Font de Michelle La Réserve - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Font du Vent
  • Region Châteauneuf du Pape
  • Drinking 2026 - 2032
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur
Case price: £200.00 In Bond
Please note: These wines are lying abroad until shipping and can only be purchased In Bond. If you are an existing Private Reserves customer, the wine will be automatically transferred on arrival. Otherwise, you will be contacted on arrival in the UK to arrange delivery, In Bond storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse.
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  • Goedhuis, March 2024

    With the hail destroying most of the crop on the La Crau plateau in 2022, Guillaume took the decision to make a small quantity of single vineyard Châteauneuf from this plot. The blend is 85% Grenache with some Cinsault, Mourvèdre and a small scattering of white varieties too, all raised in demi-muids. Fragrant autumn bramble fruits grace the nose of this gorgeous 2022, which is graceful and refined. On the palate, cassis, redcurrant, smoke, and spice nestle on a soft veneer of tannins. The texture is beautifully fine and there is an elegant lightness of touch to the well-delineated finish. Drink 2026-2032.

Producer

Font du Vent

Until recent this substantial estate owned by the Gonnet family had been known as Font de Michelle. The Font de Michelle lieu dit is a large parcel in the southeast of the Châteauneu du Pape appellation, named after the natural water source found there. Due to a recent legislative change that means there is no protection for the name of Font de Michelle – because the lieu dit is farmed by numerous vignerons – the family have taken the decision to rebrand. The style of winemaking, however, remains as impeccable as ever. Guillaume Gonnet has taken up the reins from his parents with impressive assurance. He guides the domaine with a combination of modern innovation and respect for tradition. The estate does not push alcoholic maturity, and the gentle pumping over of mostly destemmed fruit results in well-balanced wines with appealing juicy fruit.

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.

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