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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine de la Jaufrette - 2013

Name: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine de la Jaufrette
Brand: Domaine de la Jaufrette
SKU: 53655
Price: 78.96 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 53655

An older release direct from the cellars of Domaine de la Jaufrette. The estate is old-school, never destems their fruit, extended aging in their cellars after aging in cask. Intense on the palate, full-bodied with aromas of spice and dark fruits. A great wine to blind-taste first and then follow up with foods from the grill.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2013

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Producer

Domaine de la Jaufrette

Grape Variety

Grenache

Counoise

Mourvèdre

Staff Pick Notes

The Northern Rhône appellations are a challenging place to grow grapes. Extreme heat, aggressive winds and firm traditional stipulations to abide by. A marker of excellence, these wines often needs decades in the cellar to show their true potential. 'Domaine de la Jaufrette' are resolutely old-fashioned, as the domaine has refused to change winemaking style since the Chastan family began in the 1950s.The first vintage of this Châteauneuf-du-Pape arrived in 1976. 90% Grenache, with flicks of Mourvèdre, Syrah and Counoise. This is a bottle that has aged so gracefully on it's way to us here at Astor. With a freshness signature to Grenache, pure fruited with blackberry and fig, the development in the bottle has elevated the herbal, mental notes. The long and elegant sip yields a cedar, clove spice and smoothed, supple tannin.

- EC

More About This Wine

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...

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

Counoise

Grown mostly in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, this red variety is authorized for inclusion in many of the red blends of the southern Rhône valley. It adds bright acidity and often a peppery flavor note.

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...

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