2015 Chateauneuf Du Pape La Part des Anges
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The Mourvèdre dominated 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Part des Anges (70% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache and 10% Syrah aged mostly in new barrels) is also deep ruby/purple in color. It offers a modern style in its blackberry, toasty oak, espresso and licorice-driven aromatics. Rich, full-bodied, concentrated and structured, with ripe, present tannin, it's another impressive effort from an estate that's unquestionably on the upswing. This is an estate readers need to have on their radar as the quality has continued to improve in just about every vintage.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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As the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee la Parte des Anges contains so much Mourvèdre (70%) and new oak (80%), I suggest cellaring this a few years before getting into it. Right now, the toasty oak is a bit too prominent. Still, between the ripe fruit and lashings of vanilla, what's not to like?—unless you're a dogmatic traditionalist or hung up on terroir and transparency. Yes, this is modern and maybe a bit international in style, but it tastes freakin' good.
Le Mourre de Gaud, Les Terres Blanches. 70% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 10% Syrah. Destemmed. Vinification at 28 °C in concrete tanks. Aged in new barriques (80%) and concrete tanks (20%). pH 3.63, TA 3.89 g/l. Tasted blind. Dark purplish crimson. Ripeness is a bit over the top on the nose and there’s a lack of freshness. A tad sickly. Falls away on the end leaving just some drying tannins. (JR)
About the producer
Domaine Raymond Usseglio is one of the leading producers of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing a number of different red and white cuvées from the appellation. The domaine’s most famous wine is their Châteauneuf-du-Pape Impériale, which comes exclusively from vines that are over 100 years old.
Product details
Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro, Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz
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Dry