Croix De Bois 2018
Rhône Valley - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Ratings
Tasting notes
Appearance:
intense red.
Nose:
Black fruits, blackberry jam.
Palate:
unctuous, ample with warm tannins. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years.
Sommelier's advice:
When the Grenache is elegant, the fruit, which is usually shaken up by the Mistral wind, is of a rare finesse, as is the case here. The delectable nose of crushed strawberries also contains subtle notes of black fruit
and rose petals… the sunny character is fading. With a rare aromatic complexity. Superb!
Grape variety/varieties:
Grenache.
Harvest:
Selective hand picking at maturity.
Soil:
The soil, typical of the appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape, is composed of big quartzite shingles and sandy red clay.
Vinification:
Vinifications are made in concrete tanks. Grapes are destemmed and the vatting lasts around 3 weeks, in order to polymerize the tannins. Only the free-run juice is used to make this wine.
Ageing:
Ageing in tanks between 14 and 16 months.
Alcohol content:
15.5