February 14, 2023
10 Fruit-Forward Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reds to Sip or Cellar
Still
Jean Royer
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Grenache (Garnacha)
Manual harvest, in 15 kg cases. Sorting at the vineyard followed by a selective, rigorous sorting by table in the cellar.
Sustainable
100% old vine Grenache from sandy terroir in the La Crau vineyard
Bois de la Ville, Les Grandes Serres, and La Crau
Systematic separation of soils, vines by age and varietal. Maceration takes place in concrete or steel tanks. Grapes are destemmed. Pumping over of the wine and rack and return fermentation, controlled temperatures, free-run wine is automatically separated from pressed wines.
1/3 is aged in barrique for a period of about one year.
0.750
Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania