2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier
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Brilliant ruby-red. Highly expressive, mineral- and spice-accented aromas of ripe red berries and incense show superb definition, and complementary hints of blood orange and candied lavender build in the glass. Shows impressive depth and energetic lift on the palate, offering powerful red currant, cherry preserve and floral pastille flavors and a suggestion of spicecake. Finishes with a snap of juicy acidity, building sweetness and silky tannins that lend shape to a strikingly long, red-fruit- and floral-dominated finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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A blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Cinsault, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Auguste Favier boasts enchanting floral aromas, intoxicating raspberry and cherry fruit and enthralling hints of Swiss cocoa. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it nevertheless comes across as fresh and nearly weightless. The use of stems (the wine is all whole bunches) and an elevated proportion of Cinsault has certainly contributed to this wine's soaring aromas and sense of freshness. It's a fascinating wine.
The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Auguste Favier offers more refinement and elegance as well as notes of black raspberries, crème de cassis, violets and licorice. It's full-bodied, impeccably balanced, seamless and silky on the palate, with terrific tannin quality and integrated acidity. The Reserve Auguste Favier is always a rough blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Cinsault and it was partially destemmed in 2016 and aged in mostly in concrete tanks.
About the producer
Domaine Saint-Préfert was one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s leading names, known for crafting some of the region’s most elegant wines. The wines are now bottled under the Famille Isabel Ferrando name.