2021 Chateau de la Font du Loup 'Le Puy Rolland' Vieilles Vignes Chateauneuf du Pape

Winemaker Notes: The "Puy Rolland" is a single parcel on north facing slopes from vines planted in 1905. It is 100% Grenache that is brought up in large neutral foudre (oak casks) and stainless steel. It is one of the purist expressions of a site available in the region.

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.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Jeb Dunnuck - "I believe all Grenache, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Le Puy Rolland comes from older vines and is raised in tank. It's another crisp, medium-bodied, elegant wine in the vintage that has plenty of kirsch and redcurrant-like fruit as well as sappy garrigue, ground pepper, and a terrific sense of salty minerality. It's darker, more structured, and slightly more concentrated than the classic cuvée and should benefit from just a year or two in the cellar. It will evolve gracefully through 2033."