2020 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape

A versatile and easy-drinking Châteauneuf-du-Pape featuring ripe blue and red fruits, licorice, and tobacco notes, offering great value.

Producer

Domaine du Vieux Lazaret

Region

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley

Country

France

Varietal

Grenache / Garnacha

Varietal Composition

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan, Counoise, Terret Noir, Picpoul, Muscardin, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Clairette and Roussanne

Specifications

2020

Vintage

2032

Drink By

ABV

Vinification

Harvested, destemmed, 2-3 weeks of maceration and fermentation in concrete, before aging for 18 months in vats and barrels

Occasional wine note

Wine makers are authorized to use 13 grapes in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape sub-region of the Rhone Valley. Most focus on Grenache and while that is the primary grape here, the winemaker uses all of the others, including the white varietals. In the end, this wine is an easy drinker with a lot going on. Ripe blue and red fruits along with licorice and tobacco notes come together well. What a great value Châteauneuf-du-Pape!

What experts say about this wine

100

Wine Spectator

Stylish and pure, with exuberant boysenberry, plum sauce and cherry flavors that spill out on the silky palate. Mouthwatering acidity nicely offsets the ripeness in this version, with a savory streak of olive tapenade, tobacco leaf and a whiff of smoke. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan, Counoise, Terret, Picpoul, Muscardin, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Clairette and Roussanne. Drink now through 2032.

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pairing recommendation