2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige
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The 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Prestige checks in as a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and the balance a mix of permitted varieties. Like the other cuvées, it’s completely destemmed and aged in a mix of larger foudre, demi-muids and tronconique tanks. Voluptuous, full-bodied, gorgeously polished and pure, with ultra-fine tannin, it has beautiful Grenache fruit, lots of pepper and underbrush nuances, a great mid-palate and a big finish. More nuanced and elegant than outright powerful, it's going to evolve gracefully on its balance and purity.
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Josh Raynolds
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Showing a touch of warmth on the powerful finish, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige should be drunk while young. The tannins are supple to the point of creaminess and the cherry-cola fruit is kept lively through a touch of green herbs or stems. The blend is 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre and 5% assorted other varieties; the élevage is in a combination of foudres and tronconic vats.
Brilliant ruby. Heady, expansive aromas of candied red and dark berries, incense and peppery spices take on a smoky nuance with air. Sappy, palate-staining blackberry, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors show impressive depth and vivacity and pick up a floral pastille quality on the back half. The gently tannic, sharply focused finish repeats the floral note and clings with excellent tenacity.
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Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro, Cinsault
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