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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Réserve des Oliviers - 2018

Name: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Réserve des Oliviers
Brand: Dom. Chante Cigale
SKU: 28238
Price: 32.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 28238 750mL

Châteauneuf-du-Pape reds are for people who like fuller-bodied wines. This is a great match for cassoulet or lamb stew. There's plenty of character in this wine: spicy red fruits, black pepper, and a good dose of tannins.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Producer

Dom. Chante Cigale

Grape Variety

Grenache

Syrah

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Staff Pick Notes

Made up of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah, this medium to full-bodied wine exhibits the best qualities of these great grape varieties. It's spicy because of Syrah and beautifully perfumed because of Grenache. Concentrated flavors of baked plums, blueberries, tobacco, and medium tannins are noticeable on the palate. On the nose you'll find plum followed by a touch of leather. It should be decanted for a bit. This is not an extremely complex wine but it's a good example of what a southern Rhône wine should be. And without spending a fortune, you'll have a rich glass full of flavors...an experience for your senses paired with food or drunk alone!

- AFR

About the Producer

Maison Favier Châteauneuf du Pape, Rhône Valley, France Domaine Chante Cigale is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, between Orange and Sorgues, on a variety of soils which contain a high proportion of ‘galets’. These are the large stones of Châteauneuf-du-Pape which heat up during the day, and release their heat at night, allowing the grapes to achieve maximum ripeness. This is an historic...

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Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...