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
There is more than ample, rich, fresh, sweet, fruit with vibrant acidity, silky, lush, polished textures and a fruit filled, peppery finish, with length that sticks with you. The wine was made from a blend 55% Grenache , 40% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah . This is one of the best wines of the vintage. You can drink it young for its energy, or age it a few years for more secondary complexity. Jun 2016, www.thewinecellarinsider.com
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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.