- Colour
- Red
- Producer
- Font du Vent
- Region
- Châteauneuf du Pape
- Grape
- Grenache / Syrah / Mourvèdre
- Drinking
- 2021 - 2030
- Case size
- 12x75cl
- Available Now
2017 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE CUVÉE TRADITION FONT DU VENT - 12x75cl
- Colour
- Red
- Producer
- Font du Vent
- Region
- Châteauneuf du Pape
- Grape
- Grenache / Syrah / Mourvèdre
- Drinking
- 2021 - 2030
- Case size
- 12x75cl
- Available Now
- Pricing
- Retail
- In Bond
- Pricing Info
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Tasting Notes
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Goedhuis, October 2018
This densely-fruited blend is based on fruit from the Font de Michelle lieu dit. Its 70% Grenache is vinified along with a number of other varieties since all – apart from the trellised Syrah – are planted as field blends in gobelet bush vines. In 2017 the blend also includes fruit from the old vines grown on the Crau plateau (100 to 120 year old Grenache). This Châteauneuf is dark and grapey, spiced like a Christmas cake, with a freshness underneath that pulls the wine through to a creamy, textured finish.
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.