Vintage Chateauneuf Du Pape Rhone Wine Tasting

Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 07:30 PM

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"When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it"
- Art Buchwald

 

We’re not faking it here at Wine Watch we are actually drinking the wines!!  

And we have visited most of the world’s great wine producing regions like Chateauneuf du Pape where I will be at next week while visiting Louis Bernard winery from the Jean Charles Boisset Collection of wineries in France.  Check out their 2017 Louis Bernard Cotes Du Rhone, this wine is actually in a screw cap enclosure a rarity for France but we expect that from the trailblazer JCB!  This wine has that classic fresh berry pie like fruit of Grenache with pretty floral notes and sweet herbs, and hints of spice from the Mourvedre and Syrah this wine has smooth silky tannins with a short but pleasant finish.  Finish 35+  Very Good and only $12 a bottle!! 

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We have an incredible collection of Chateauneuf Du Pape in the store right now, so I thought it was time to host our first annual Super Chateauneuf Du Pape tasting.  This is one of France’s most prized wine regions and at one time one of the most counterfeited wines on the planet!  It was here that France’s AOC laws originated, they drew up a set of laws to guarantee the authenticity and the origin of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the rest of France followed. 

Join us as we experience 12 different Chateauneuf Du Papes going back to the 2001 vintage.  There are only 14 spaces available for this event and the fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $150 + tax.  For reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.

For those of you that can’t make the tasting I have included every bottle of this magical elixir that we have in the store after the info about this event.

 

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Vintage Chateauneuf Du Pape Wine Tasting
Saturday, March 14th
7:30pm

2013 Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos Beauvenir

2001 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape

2005 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape

2006 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape

2006 E. Guigal Chateauneuf du Pape

2007 Domaine De La Janasse Cuvee XXL Chateauneuf Du Pape

2009 Clos Saint Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina

2009 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf du Pape

2010 Alain Jaume & Fils Domaine Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape

2010 Clos Saint Jean Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes

2010 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf du Pape

2014 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape

Menu
Tomme De Rabelais and ComtE Cheese
Tuna tartar with wild mushrooms and savory herbs
Rosemary rubbed New Zealand Lamb Chops with sweet potato Soufflé

The fee for this wine tasting which includes dinner is $150 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. 

 

A bit about Chateauneuf Du Pape

Alphonse Daudet, the French writer, once called Châteauneuf-du-Pape the "Wine of Kings and the King of Wines."  The wines of this region with the easy sounding name have been legendary for hundreds of years.  In 1309 a French Cardinal was elected Pope Clement V.  Because there was much strife between the French King and Rome, Pope Clement chose to remain in France.  The Pope, formerly the Bishop of Bordeaux, owned his own vineyard in the Graves district of Bordeaux (now known as Château Pape-Clement and one of the better properties of Graves); and he was very interested in cultivating vines in the new papal residence he established in Avignon.  It was really Clement's successor, Pope John XXII, who did extensive planting of vineyards and constructed a castle outside of Avignon, called the Châteauneuf-du-Pape or "new house of the Pope."  This was an affluent time in Avignon; many parties were thrown and much wine was drunk.  Although wine had been grown in the surrounding villages for 150 years, it was the papacy that spread the fame of these wines from Avignon.

In the 1920's some of the growers at Châteauneuf-du-Pape became really concerned about the amount of "foreign" wine being sold as Châteauneuf-du-Pape.  The late Baron Le Roy, the proprietor of Château Fortia, one of the great estates of the district, drew up a set of laws to guarantee the authenticity and the origin of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.  These laws later became the model for France's Appellation Contrôllée laws and were later copied by the Germans, the Spanish, and the Italians.  Although the laws have been in force for some years, it is common knowledge that there is still a great amount of illegitimate wine labeled Châteauneuf-du-Pape.  The local growers and estate owners realize that one of the problems is that 80% of the wine is made and bottled at facilities outside the district; this obviously leaves room for tremendous abuse.  We have found many Châteauneuf-du-Papes from shippers to be variable in quality, and we recommend only those wines that have been estate bottled within the district.  In order to make these wines more identifiable to the consumer, the growers use a bottle with the old papal coat of arms.  We enthusiastically recommend these wines and urge that you avoid almost all the plain-bottle négociant wines (shipper's blends).

Besides the great difference between estate-bottled and négociant wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the grape composition of the wines further complicates the picture.  As many as thirteen different varieties can go into the make-up of a Châteauneuf; each grower swears by the percentage of the grape he uses.  Since different grapes contribute different characteristics to the overall wine (Grenache and Cinsault for warmth and mellowness; Mourvèdre and Syrah for solidity and color etc.), it is understandable how different estates with different grape compositions can produce very different wines.  Further complicating everything is how the harvest conditions affect the grapes - all of which ripen at slightly different intervals.  It is easy to see why the variation in quality is broader in Châteauneuf-du-Pape than perhaps any wine district in France. 

All the Chateauneuf Du Pape in the store:

Blanc

2016 M Chapoutier Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc La Bernardine
Price: $45.00   Your Price: $39.60       Quantity in Stock: 7

2015 Domaine Des Senechaux chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
Price: $60.00   Your Price: $52.80       Quantity in Stock: 13

2013 Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos Beauvenir
Price: $135.00 Your Price: $118.80     Quantity in Stock: 3

 

Rouge

2016 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $79.50   Your Price: $69.96       Quantity in Stock: 8

2016 La Grangette Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $39.75   Your Price: $34.98       Quantity in Stock: 3

2016 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve
Price: $111.00 Your Price: $97.68       Quantity in Stock: 5

2016 Brunier Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieux Telegramme Rouge
Price: $49.50   Your Price: $43.56       Quantity in Stock: 3

2016 Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes
Price: $124.00 Your Price: $109.12     Quantity in Stock: 10

2016 Raymond Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf Du Pape Part des Anges
Price: $87.00   Your Price: $76.56       Quantity in Stock: 5

2015 La Bastide Saint Dominique Chappelle Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $49.00   Your Price: $43.12       Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Domaine De Charbonniere Chateauneuf Du Pape Les Hautes Brusquieres
Price: $65.50   Your Price: $57.64       Quantity in Stock: 2

2015 Domaine De Janasse Chateauneuf Du Pape Chaupin Magnum
Price: $159.00 Your Price: $139.92     Quantity in Stock: 5

2015 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Magnum
Price: $165.00 Your Price: $145.20     Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Domaine Des Senechaux chateauneuf du Pape Rouge
Price: $67.50   Your Price: $59.40       Quantity in Stock: 23

2015 St Cosme Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge
Price: $62.00   Your Price: $54.56       Quantity in Stock: 5

2015 Domaine La Solitude Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $47.50   Your Price: $41.80       Quantity in Stock: 1

2015 Ferraton Chateauneuf Du Pape Le Parvis
Price: $51.50   Your Price: $45.32       Quantity in Stock: 3

2015 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve
Price: $98.00   Your Price: $86.24       Quantity in Stock: 13

2015 Raymond Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Girard
Price: $45.00   Your Price: $39.60       Quantity in Stock: 4

2014 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf-du-Pape Prestige Cuvee
Price: $49.75   Your Price: $43.78       Quantity in Stock: 1

2014 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $97.50   Your Price: $85.80       Quantity in Stock: 10

2014 Domaine de Ferrand Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $57.50   Your Price: $50.60       Quantity in Stock: 4

2011 Domaine De La Janasse Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes
Price: $120.00 Your Price: $105.60     Quantity in Stock: 1

2010 Vignobles Mayard Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine du Pere Pape
Price: $55.00   Your Price: $48.40       Quantity in Stock: 4

2010 Tiare Imperiale Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Price: $65.00   Sale Price: $50.00        Quantity in Stock: 2

2010 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $64.75   Your Price: $56.98       Quantity in Stock: 1

2010 Stephane Vedeau La Ferme du Mont Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cotes Capelan
Price: $106.00 Your Price: $93.28       Quantity in Stock: 1

2010 Alain Jaume & Fils Domaine Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $225.00 Your Price: $198.00     Quantity in Stock: 1

2010 Vignobles Guy Mousset & Fils Clos Saint Michel Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Speciale
Price: $59.00   Your Price: $51.92       Quantity in Stock: 1

2009 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $59.75   Your Price: $52.58       Quantity in Stock: 2

2009 Xavier Vignon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Anonyme X
Price: $59.00   Your Price: $51.92       Quantity in Stock: 2

2009 Domaine Du Vieux Telegraphe La Crau Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $99.75   Your Price: $87.78       Quantity in Stock: 1

2009 Clos Saint Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina
Price: $225.00 Your Price: $198.00     Quantity in Stock: 1

2009 Domaine Olivier Hillaire Chateauneuf du Pape Les Petits Pieds d'Armand
Price: $99.00   Your Price: $87.12       Quantity in Stock: 1

2008 Famille Brechet Chateau de Vaudieu Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $65.00   Your Price: $57.20       Quantity in Stock: 5

2007 Famille Brechet Chateau de Vaudieu Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $65.00   Your Price: $57.20       Quantity in Stock: 8

2007 Le Bastide Saint Dominique Chateauneuf du Pape Secrets de Pignan
Price: $79.00   Your Price: $69.52       Quantity in Stock: 1

2006 Clos Saint Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina
Price: $225.00 Your Price: $198.00     Quantity in Stock: 3

2006 E. Guigal Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $59.00   Your Price: $51.92       Quantity in Stock: 1

2006 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $112.50 Your Price: $99.00       Quantity in Stock: 14

2005 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $169.00 Sale Price: $129.00      Quantity in Stock: 1

2005 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve
Price: $995.00 Your Price: $875.60     Quantity in Stock: 1

2004 Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf Du Pape
Price: $85.00   Sale Price: $69.00        Quantity in Stock: 9

2003 Gaston Philippe Chateau De La Gardine Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Des Generations
Price: $130.00 Sale Price: $110.00      Quantity in Stock: 3

2001 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape
Price: $119.00 Your Price: $104.72     Quantity in Stock: 5

2001 Domaine Font de Michelle Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Etienne Gonnet
Price: $85.00   Your Price: $74.80       Quantity in Stock: 2

2000 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo
Price: $800.00 Sale Price: $650.00      Quantity in Stock: 1

NV Pere Anselme Chateaunuef Du Pape La Fiole
Price: $33.75   Your Price: $29.70       Quantity in Stock: 8