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2016 Château de la Font du Loup Châteauneuf-du-Pape

2016 Château de la Font du Loup Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 08/2018

The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a beauty. Beautiful kirsch and blackberry fruits, ground herbs, hints of flowers, and pepper all flow to a medium to full-bodied, seamless wine that has terrific depth and richness as well as sweet tannin. It's well worth a case purchase and will drink brilliantly for 10-15 years. The blend in 2016 is 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, and the rest Syrah and Cinsault.

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 08/2018
A blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah and 5% Cinsault aged in a variety of different vessels, Font du Loup's 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is a worthy successor to the fine 2015. Some slightly edgy herbal notes on the nose should integrate with the bright cherry fruit within a year or two, so give it a little to come together. This is textbook medium to full-bodied Chateauneuf, with a dusting of cocoa powder over ripe cherries lingering elegantly on the finish. Drink through 2035. (JC)

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Vinous

Review Date: 12/2019
Ruby-red. Ripe red and dark berries on the spice-accented nose. Juicy and light on its feet, offering black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that slowly deepen with aeration. Shows repeating red fruit character on a smooth, persistent finish that features well-knit tannins and a touch of candied flowers. (JR)

Notes

Anne-Charlotte Mélia Bachas' vineyards stretch across the lieux-dits of Font du Loup and La Crau (made famous for the vines of Vieux Telegraphe and Henri Bonneau) in the village of Courthézon. The soils are typically covered in the large galets sitting over loam and the limestone deep beneath the surface but Anne-Charlotte's vines sit upon the even more desirable sandy soils of the region. She attributes the more savory complex nuances found in her wines to these special soils. The average age of her vines exceed 50 years and the composition of the wine is primarily Grenache with small amounts of Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsualt rounding out the blend. The wines of Font du Loup are quite under the radar but the pedigree is truly remarkable.

Product Details

Origin: Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone, France

Type/Varietal: Rhone Blends

Alcohol Content: 14.5%

SKU: #1401301