Cellier des Princes - Chateauneuf du Pape les Hauts du Coteaux2017
RED WINE
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Producer
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Blend
90% Grenache
5% Mourvedre
5% Syrah
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Country
France
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Region
Rhone Valley
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Appellation
Chateauneuf Du Pape
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UPC
0 15643 76140 9
Reviews
Wine Enthusiast 93
This Grenache-dominant blend (augmented by 5% each of Syrah and Mourvedre) drenches the palate with rich, glossy black cherry and blueberry flavors. Matured in 20% new barriques, the wine boasts a midpalate with subtle veins of vanilla and clove, but overall, it's a pure, intensely fruity sip that finishes on fine-grained, intensely gripping tannins.
by ALCI, Wine Enthusiast , 2021
Technical Details
Estate
Cellier des Princes was founded In 1925 by a group of dedicated winegrowers. 11 years later, these visionary men were involved in the creation of the 1st AOC appellation in France, Chateauneuf du Pape. Prior to 2005, the group of Cellier des Princes sold their grapes to other wineries. In 2005 they started directly bottling their own wines to show the prestige and quality of their historic vineyards. Utilizing traditionnal methods and modern equipment, the winery makes wines offering the purest expression of each terroir and appellation. Today, Cellier des Princes has become a reference in Rhône Valley and Chateauneuf du Pape, under its own brand, known for its excellent quality at the best price.
Tasting notes
Les Hauts des Côteaux is the top cuvée from Cellier des Princes which is produced only the best years. To make this cuvée, hillside plots are selected as well as most of the oldest vines. Les Hauts des Coteaux is a special wine made from 60 years old vines located in the estates best hillsides with low yields to obtain maximum concentration. As the harvest is carefully sorted and hand-picked at high maturity to ensure the final wine has a complex structure. It is aged in oak barrels for 12 months (1/3 new) to enhance the aromas of vanilla and licorice. The tannins are very smooth and silky and the long finish is spicy and elegant. 90% Grenache, 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre