Bosquet Des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle
Country
France
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Rhone Valley
Grape Variety
Blended
vintage
2018 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
15.5%
characteristics
Body
Medium
Medium
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Medium
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Medium
Medium
2018 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
A shiny red color with dark purple highlights. The nose is complex. This very aromatic Chateauneuf-du-Pape is elegant and long in the mouth. A powerful wine with a cellar potential for many years. This powerful wine perfectly matched with jugged hares, game, and truffled omelets.
wine score
94 points Wine Advocate
The perfumed, floral, cherry herbal tea-scented 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Chante le Merle Vieilles Vignes isn't overly dark or dense, but captures the more fragrant, silky side of Grenache. It's full-bodied and ripe, with some faint, chocolaty overtones yet retains a sense of elegance and—dare I say it, in a wine that's labeled 15.5% alcohol—delicacy, finishing with silky tannins and ample length. It's a blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre, aged in foudres.
Profile
Grape Blended
85% Grenache, with the balance a mix of Mourvèdre and Syrah
Palate
This very aromatic Chateauneuf-du-Pape is elegant and long in the mouth. A powerful wine with a cellar potential for many years.
Colour
A shiny red color with dark purple highlights.
Aroma
The nose is complex.
Palate
This very aromatic Chateauneuf-du-Pape is elegant and long in the mouth. A powerful wine with a cellar potential for many years.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Cured Meat
:Soft Cheese
Product details
The Boiron have been a vintner family for five generations. In 1860, Emmanuel Boiron invested in Chateauneuf vineyards; his son, Joseph-Victor created the “Clos Chantemerle” in 1936. Extended the estate while keeping in mind a “BOSQUET DES PAPES” domain, extending then over 25 hectares concern for the preservation of the terroir.
