2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvee a Tempo
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The tiny production 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée A Tempo Blanc from this estate checks in as one-third each Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne. It has a medium gold hue as well as bright golden apple and citrus fruits, notes of baking spices, candied orange, and exotic, sappy flower-like nuances. Blossoming with time in the glass, it's medium-bodied, has a supple, layered, elegant mouthfeel, and a great finish. It is unquestionably the most exotic of all the vintages of this cuvée to date. It's going to benefit from a year in bottle and, I suspect, evolve nicely over the following decade.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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The 2021 Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvée A Tempo spent 12 months in an eclectic mix of vessels: a 600-liter concrete egg, a 225-liter ceramic egg and two older barriques. Faintly nutty accents (almond?) appear on the nose, backed by white peach and tangerine fruit. Medium to full-bodied, it's dense, compact and complex, adding hints of pine resin and poached pear on the lingering finish. It should age magnificently.
A Cuvée first made in 2014 by assistant winemaker Andreas Lenzenwoger, the 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée A Tempo mingles enticing aromas of spring blossom, pear, grapefruit, pineapple, melon and lychee. Medium to full-bodied, layered and wrapped in moderate levels of bright acidity, the finish is long-lasting with a salty aftertaste.
The dazzling 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée A Tempo unfurls with ripe stone and citrus fruits paired with melon nuances. Spring blossom notes offer an enticing floral lift. Fragrant and refined, the 2021 has come together quite well. It will start to show at its prime as of next year.
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Clairette, Grenache Blanc / Garnacha Blanca, Roussanne
White
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