Ardhuy Cabotte, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_australia Tasted at the château

Tasted at the château

Shimmering pale gold with green lights

earthy and mildly sauvage-tinged nose offers up notes of both red and dark cherry with an interesting smoky hint

with creamy layers of fig

moderately austere and noticeably more persistent finale

Ardhuy Cabotte, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_australia Tasted at the châteauDrawn from the lieux dits of Chapouin and Palestor, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is mainly Grenache planted in 1929 and 1936, with small amounts of Mourvdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Vaccarese, Grenache Blanc and Clairette. One third is aged in older barrels, with the rest in stainless steel tanks, allowing for ample purity, with hints of green herbs (stems?) against a backdrop of black cherries and red raspberries. Full bodied,