Château Fortia
Cuvée du Baron Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing red fruits with light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, bitter herbs, spices, light vegetables and black tea.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 5 year old GSM blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is elegant and nicely balanced. Not as big as I expected it to be.
Complex, soft and elegant. Precise and inviting.
Robert Parker 92 points. Wine Spectator 94 points.
Easy drinking now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food.
A blend of 45% Grenache, 45% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre. Aged in large French oak barrels for 18 months.
15.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$50.
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing red fruits with light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, bitter herbs, spices, light vegetables and black tea.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 5 year old GSM blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is elegant and nicely balanced. Not as big as I expected it to be.
Complex, soft and elegant. Precise and inviting.
Robert Parker 92 points. Wine Spectator 94 points.
Easy drinking now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food.
A blend of 45% Grenache, 45% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre. Aged in large French oak barrels for 18 months.
15.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$50.