Châteauneuf du pape

AOP Châteauneuf du pape

Sleek and focused with supple tannins this easy-to-drink exuberant wine has plenty of approachable charm and finesse.

An elegant deliciously rendered Châteauneuf du Pape with great balance.
Wine Spectator

Tasting Notes

A medium ruby wine with a harmonious nose of gentle spice and ripe red fruit. The palate is rich and elegant with a touch of oak. There is well-defined length with balanced freshness.
A wine to enjoy now with game served with cooked red fruit and a winter warming beef stew.

GRAPE VARIETIES
70% Grenache
20% Mourvèdre
10% Syrah

TERROIR
A mixture of parcels from” La Crau” with sandy soil, river stones, clay and limestone.

AGE OF VINES
50 years

YIELD
28 hl/ha

WINEMAKING
Long maceration then ageing 70% in 600l oak containers and 30% concrete vats for 18 months

AGEING POTENTIAL
5-10 years

Press

2020
Note : 93/100
An elegant, deliciously rendered version, with great balance between the expressive fruit, brambly berries, dried flowers and graphite power. Boasts bitter chery, blzck tea and dark chocolate notes that offset the ripeness, while cool-stone minerality courses throughout Grenache Mourvedre ans Syrah. Drink now through 2030.
Note : 93/100
While I often find the Séguret releases are the gems from this estate, the quality of their Châteauneuf du Pape has been on an upward trajectory. The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape shows the vintage’s pure, supple, elegant style to a T and has a semi-opaque ruby/purple hue, complex notes of black raspberries, spring flowers, incense, and pepper, medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins, and beautiful overall balance. It’s drinking well today and will continue to evolve nicely for a decade.
2019
Note : 92/100
Shows concentrated cherry, boysenberry and plum pate de fruit flavors that are liberally lined with worn cedar. dried garrigue and warm stone notes. This has everything moving in lockstep from start to finish.
2018
Note : 93/100
Candied black cherries and plum confit extend from nose to finish in this juicy blend of Grenache (70%). Mourvèdre (20%
and Syrah (10%). Matured primarily in French oak. it’s fruity but plush, framed by a ruffle of stony, salty, minerality on the finish.While irresistible for its youthful. exuberance, it should mature well through 2028.
Note : 92/100
Ripe, with cassis, cherry pâte de fruit and plum reduction notes, but also sleek and focused in feel, with fresh acidity and a racy anise detail. Silky-edged, with light shiso leaf and mineral hints peeking in on the finish. Drink now through 2030.
2016
Note : 93/100
The 2016 Châteauneuf-Du-Pape (70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah) is one of the finest to date, and while I normally find that the Châteauneuf- Du-Pape lags the flagship Séguret releases, that’s not the case in 2016. This ruby colored effort offers an elegant, seamless, medium to full-bodied style as well as a rocking perfume of black cherries, currants, spice box, dried herbs, and dried flowers. It has fabulous intensity and depth, yet still glides across the palate with no sensation of weight, silky tannins, and a blockbuster finish. It’s already approachable but will keep for 10-15 years.
2015
Note : 89/100
Only medium-bodied and a bit stewed and soft, Mourchon’s 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, sourced from five different growers. Plum and licorice notes offer immediate appeal, despite plentiful tannins. Drink it over the near term.
Note : 90/100
Solidly ripe, with fleshy layers of cassis, plum sauce and blackberry puree forming the core, backed by lively red licorice and warm fruitcake notes. Singed alder details frame the finish. Best from 2019 through 2028. 250 cases made. –JM
Note : 16/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, all 60 to 80 years old bought in from sandy parcels on Le Crau. 70% aged in demi muids, the rest in concrete. 25-30 hl/ha. Not nearly as much impact on the nose as the Family Reserve – although it is less evolved. Correct but a little timid and the fruit could be a little fresher and more vibrant. Ticks the boxes dutifully but give me the sheer drama of the Family Reserve any day! Fairly dry rater than luscious finish.
2013
Note : 90/100
Burly, with brick dust and tobacco notes prominent, followed by dried cherry and currant fruit flavors. Shows a grippy edge to the finish, which lets a sanguine accent linger. Best from 2017 through 2023. 250 cases made.
2012
Note : 89/100
Offers a rounded, fleshy feel, with layers of raspberry confiture and blackberry coulis, lined with ganache and tar notes. Lightly grippy on the finish, featuring a hint of roasted alder. Solid, but shows more guts than refinement. Best from 2016 through 2022. 135 cases made.
Note : 16/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah from vines 60-80 years old from La Crau and sandier soils. 70% made in demi-muids for 12 months; the rest in concrete. Négoce. Mid crimson with some development at the rim. Warm and gamey on the nose – is this the Mourvèdre dominating? Big, round and spicy, Very bumptious but the tannins are relatively light for a Châteauneuf. Extremely spicy – almost cinnamon! Just a very slight hole in the mid palate. The fruit seems quite advanced so I’d drink this reasonably soon. A bit of heat on the end.
2010
Note : 90/100
Brilliant ruby. Smoke- and spice-accented aromas of red and dark berries, anise and floral pastilles, with a hint of vanilla in the background. Supple and broad on entry, then tighter in the mid-palate, offering lively black raspberry and mocha flavors and a touch of peppery spices. Finishes sappy and long, with smooth tannins emerging slowly.
Note : 90/100
A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and 10% Syrah that is aged in demi-muid and concrete tank, the 2010 Domaine de Mourchon Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a peppery, spice-driven wine that offers up a core of sweet fruit, a light, firm texture, and solid length on the finish. Very Provencal, with a slight dry/dusty edge to its herb de Provence, garrigue, and leather aromas, this medium-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape needed a solid decant to show at its best, and really did not start to shine until the second day. It should be given 1-2 years of bottle age, and consumed over the following 5-7.
Note : 17/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah. 60-80 year-old vines from a mixture of parcels on La Crau and sandy soils. 25-30 hl/ha. 30% aged in concrete; 70% in demi muids for 12 months. Négoce. Warm, spicy nose but not over the top and with excellent tannin management. This is neither dry nor hot with alcohol. Top note of gaminess. Bursting with life and approachable without being simple. Very vigorous. Really bright and satisfying. Not too sweet. Well done!
2009
Note : 90/100
A roasted style, with lots of warm ganache and singed mesquite notes leading the way for a core of bacon, apple wood, fig and plum notes. The ripe, fleshy finish lets the ganache edge linger. A bit overt in style, but should have some fans for sure. The debut Châteauneuf from this Séguret producer. Drink now through 2020. 500 cases made.
Note : 90/100
A blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah, the 2009 Domaine de Mourchon Châteauneuf-du-Pape displays a beautifully Provencal bouquet of kirsch, bramble, green peppercorn, licorice, and dusty pebble like minerality on the nose. Intense and perfumed, yet with beautiful lift and freshness, this medium to full-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape is well balanced, possesses loads of fruit, and a light texture that carries into a heady finish. This opens up beautifully over the evening and while it will be even better in a year or two, it should most likely be consumed in its first 7-8 years of life.
Note : 16/20
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah. Look at that alcohol level! First time this family-owned domaine has gone into the négociant business (hence the slightly different name). Big and sweet. Did it really ferment out to dryness? But there is more acid and tannin than in their Family Rserve Séguret with the same massive potency. Spices and herbs but a bit of hole in the middle. Bit of a spectacle rather than a really complete wine.