2014 Chateauneuf du Pape Collection Charles Giraud
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60% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, aged 18 months in 2-to-3 year old barrels. Again like the Auguste Favier, the nose brings together a whole heap of complexity, freshness – blueberries, menthol, and some more powerful fruit notes. Impeccable balance, with refreshing acidity.
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Full ruby. Deeply perfumed, smoke-tinged aromas of cherry compote, boysenberry, anise and garrigue, complicated by a potpourri flourish. Juicy, expansive and appealingly sweet, offering intense red and blue fruit liqueur flavors and a touch of floral pastilles. Youthful tannins build slowly on an impressively long, focused finish that leaves a sexy lavender note behind. Apr 2016, www.vinous.com
Tasted from barrel, the 2014 Chateauneuf du Pape Collection Charles Giraud incorporates a splash of Syrah in 2014 and is a blend of 55% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah. Aged 18 months in mostly two- to three-year-old barrels, it has lots of white pepper, cedary spice, plum and darker berry fruit on the nose. Medium to full-bodied, lively and fresh, yet with a rockin’ mid-palate and finish, it’s a terrific 2014 that will come together nicely with a year or two in bottle. Oct 2015, www.robertparker.com
Dense for the vintage, with a core of fig and blackberry fruit that has melded with ample pepper, tobacco and lavender notes. This has plenty in reserve, though the long, juicy finish lets everything play out, leaving a light sanguine echo at the very end. Should age well. Nov 2016, James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com, Drink: 2017-2029
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About the producer
Domaine Saint-Préfert was one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s leading names, known for crafting some of the region’s most elegant wines. The wines are now bottled under the Famille Isabel Ferrando name.