Domaine du Pere Caboche - Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2023
- Producer Domaine du Pere Caboche
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Blend
10% Bourboulenc, Picpoul
10% Clairette
40% Grenache Blanc
40% Roussanne - Country France
- Region Rhone Valley
- Appellation Chateauneuf Du Pape
- UPC 0 15643 24041 6
Jeb Dunnuck
91pt
Tasting notes
Beautiful bright color with light yellow and green refl ections. The nose is very complex and pretty with white fl owers, peach and ginger. This wine is unmistakably delicious, with notes of fresh pear at the end. The mouth is smooth and lush with nice aromatics and light peppered notes.
White Châteauneuf-du-Pape is quite rare and represents less than 5% of the appellations production, this refreshing oak-free example is one of the best around!
Vinification
These vineyard plots are from the legendary pebbles of la Crau and les Serres. After picking and sorting by hand, the harvest is pressed immediately to retain freshness. The fermentation starts after the pressing, at low temperature 16 celsius. No malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine is then bottled shortly after resting to retain all its brightness and aromas.
History
Jean-Pierre Boisson, former long-serving mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, runs Domaine Père Caboche with his children Emily & Nicolas. Members of the Boisson family have been both winemakers and blacksmiths for generations. The family nickname of Caboche derives from the old Provencal word for ‘horseshoe nails’.
