About the wine
Frederic pulled out all the stops when making this seriously-special Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Secret family techniques bring structure and some serious punch to this rich and smooth little number.
It’s bursting at the seams with dark berries and delicate floral notes, and it’s excellent length means your enjoyment of this wine will go on. And on. And on.
Be warned though, there’s not a lot going around. It’s an increasingly popular appellation so pick up this treasure now because, as Frederic says, ‘‘later’ will be too late!’
Best before
Enjoy it now, after decanting it for a while, or wait for 10 years at least.
Serving advice
Open the cork slowly, few centimeters after few centimeters. It avoid the wine to be shocked by the difference of pression between the inside and the outside of the bottle.
Food match
rabbit ''civet'' or any game dish, with character.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
France
Rhone
Grenache Blend
Big Red
14.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Frederic Maillet
- His family have been making wine from their family estate in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape for generations.
- He sees his work in the vineyards as a long term effort, he wants to use Angel funding to plant new vineyards for future generations to benefit from.
- Frederic specialises in old grape varieties like Vaccarèse and Counoise as he believes they give great complexity to his wines. Having tasted them, we have to agree!
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