2017 Saint Siffrein Chateauneuf du Pape

WSI93 VIN91 Bright ruby. Mineral-accented red and blue fruits on the expansive nose, along with suggestions of exotic spices and candied flowers. Gently sweet and broad in the mouth, offering fleshy boysenberry and cherry cola flavors supported by a spine of juicy acidity. Subtle tannins frame a long, sappy finish that echoes the floral and spice notes.
Estate Notes: Intense nose of candied fruits and spices. The tannins are melted and the tasting ends with lingering notes of cocoa and garrigue.
The grapes are partial destemmed, slighty crushed and placed in a fermentation concrete tank. Long vatting time at controlled temperature from 21 days, with pumping-over and punching of the cap to obtain a reasoned extraction of tannins. Maturing is done during 12 months on oak casks (45 hl) for 75 % and in tanks for 25%. It’s bottled at the Domaine. Blend: Grenache noir 55%, Mourvèdre 20%, Syrah 20%, Cinsault 5%