Dense tones of earth and dark saddle leather abound in this wine made from 100% Tinto Fino vines that are 25-30 years old. It underwent 6 days of chilled whole cluster pre-soak and then 30 days of initial fermentation. 28 days of malolactic fermentation and 18 months of aging in French oak an unfiltered bottling then followed. Another two years is spent in the bottle before being released.
"...This is a superlative, precise, ripe wine from a cool year..."
Impressive aromas of ripe and rich red cherries, red plums and darker berries that are swathed in fresh and spicy oak to good effect. Orange zest, too. The palate has a soaring build of sturdy tannins that carry abundant sweet and ripe cherry flavors long...
The 2017 Ch?teauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a bigger, richer, more opulent wine. Beautiful notes of blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and crushed violets, all flow to a full-bodied, Ch?teauneuf Du Pape that has a voluptuous, sexy texture, brill...
Produced from wire-trained vines that are 15-20 years old. Made from 100% Tinto Fino, this wine develops over about 22 days of cold fermentation. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tank and the wine spends about 5 months in new French oak barrels when this is complete.